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Party no.7, Growth, Change, Influence

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posted on 2023-05-25, 13:37 authored by MacDonald, AL
As a parent, observing my child growing up fills me with wonder, but also a sense of loss. Children's birthday parties are important social rituals, and on the surface of things, joyous and festive celebrations of life. However, on another level, they are compelling indicators of time’s inexorable passing. Party decorations, food, gifts, toys and costumes alter each year with the age of the child. Their role extends beyond pure ornament and artifice to become symbolic of a transitory childhood world. Party records the aftermath of the birthday banquet where deflated balloons, limp ribbons, melted ice cream and scattered cake crumbs are all that remain; sad and solitary remnants of another passing birthday and another year of childhood gone.

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Medium

Photo media

Edition

2/5

Department/School

School of Creative Arts and Media

Publisher

University of Tasmania and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

Extent

3 months

Event Venue

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

Date of Event (Start Date)

2015-07-31

Date of Event (End Date)

2015-11-02

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  • Restricted

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The creative arts

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