Maximilian Orchard-Fox
When looking back on my adolescence, the time feels as if it passed in the blink of an eye. Years later, I can remember the scale of the world looming over me and the weight of problems I have since forgotten.
Life felt ahead of me then – I could see myself in the distance with certainty. Although now I’ve entered this point in my life I’m far less certain. I still feel naive to adulthood – I’m not ready for it. I am well into my twenties and tripping on lofty expectations that I create for myself. I should know who I am by now.
I have it stuck in my head that reaching my goals will be like a switch and I will suddenly see the world with clarity. Of course, I know that this is complete fiction and the source of my uncertainties. Still, I often find myself asking, “how can I trust myself when I’m uncertain about who I am?”
Through diaristic documentation that intersects with fashion editorial aesthetics, my photographic practice aims to collide these two opposing forces. My work articulates the struggles with change and identity, investigating the turbulence of finding yourself somewhere between naivety and understanding.
Lemon Tree, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Jacob Posing, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Adidas Shorts Hanging on my Bedroom Door, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Tree, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Jacob Posing in Grass, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Dinosaur Leaves, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Creek, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm
Withered Flowers, 2020
Pigment print
180mm x 130mm