Where Children Sleep: A Diverse World of Homes

When photographer James Mollison was asked to do a project on children’s rights, he found himself thinking back to his childhood bedroom and the deep importance it played in his upbringing. Taking that idea with him around the world, he photographed a diverse cross section of children and the bedrooms they call home. His moving images remove the children from their home environment, showing them before a neutral background that mostly hides their economic status as if to say “kids are just kids.” Only when their bedroom is observed, however, does the full scope of their living situation become poiniently clear. Where Children Sleep, a beautiful hardcover book featuring 112 color photographs is now available from chrisboot.com.

http://www.visualnews.com/2011/03/04/where-children-sleep-a-diverse-world-of-homes/











http://www.jamesmollison.com/project.php?project_id=3

What am I looking at, and where is this kid from??



I can't find where the child sleeps in this photo:



The little blonde girl in makeup is pretty unsettling, and many of the rest are just heartbreaking.

I'd say he's probably from the heart of the good old U S of A.

Thanks for posting, progressoid.

It reminds me of the book Material World, where the photographer had families from around the globe put all their possessions in front of their dwelling, to compare.

Guess who had the most crap out front? Uh huh....