Ellen O’Connell has created a layered and poignant series about growing up, sparked by her daughter’s desire to turn away from childhood distractions. But in a sense, the work is really about motherhood and the bittersweet acknowledgement that chapters close and childhood is fleeting. Ellen’s use of darkroom artistry adds a sense of history that

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