Photo essay: Where children sleep
By Liz GoodwinThe Lookout
Eight-year-old Ahkohxet lives with his tribe in the Amazon basin in Brazil:
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"I found myself thinking about my bedroom: how significant it was during my childhood, and how it reflected what I had and who I was," Mollison, who was born in Kenya, writes. "It occurred to me that a way to address some of the complex situations and social issues affecting children would be to look at the bedrooms of children in all kinds of different circumstances." The book has sold out since its initial printing last year, and Mollison says his publisher intends to reprint it later this year.
Mollison photographed the child's bedroom and the child separately, juxtaposing (并列) the two photos. You can check out some of the photos from the book, below.
Four-year-old Kaya lives in Tokyo, where her mother spends $1,000 per month on her wardrobe (衣厨):
A Romanian four-year-old living outside Rome, Italy with his undocumented family:
A 7-year-old Nepalese girl who works in a quarry (采石场) and lives in a one-room home with her parents and siblings:
Eight-year-old Ahkohxet lives with his tribe in the Amazon basin in Brazil:
