ANNA SKLADMANN

anna skladmann photography The series “Little Adults” explores what it feels like to be a privileged child living in Russia, a country where its radical history and social hierarchy still rules their daily lives. It is the exploration of the recently growing society of the “Nouveau-Riche” in which children have been raised to become the “Elite” and behave like little adults. These portraits express the tension between the natural character and stereotype of appearance co-existing in the world of children. Photographing children to reflect the extreme contrast between social hierarchies touches on the control of family aspirations, ideas of normality, the loss of childhood and the constant desire for fame.