OliviaBeeiscelebratedforherdreamy,evocativeportraitsandlandscapesrichwithimpliednarrativesofintimacy,freedomandadventure.OliviaBee:KidsinLoveshowcasestwobodiesofphotographicwork,includingtheseries“EnvelopedinaDream“thatfirstbroughtBeerecognitionasateenager.Thisfirstseriesoffersavisualdiaryofgirlhoodfriendshipandtheexplorationofself,showcasingBee’suniqueabilitytoconveythebittersweetnostalgiaofadolescenceonthebrinkofadulthoodandnewpossibilities.Thesecondsetofimages,“KidsinLove,“isdrawnfromrecentworkandcontinuesBee’sphotographicchronicleofhercircleoffriendsandnewloves,capturingboththepleasuresandterrorsofthefleetingpassageofromanticizedyouth.Whiletheworkcontinuestoevolve,whatremainsconstantisherseductiveuseofcolorandphotographicartifact,aswellastheimmediacyandchargeofeachimage.Beegivesvoicetotheself-awarenessandvisualfluencyofthemillennialgeneration.Experiencesaresharplyfelt,andeasilycommunicatedandshared,generatingvisualrecordsthatrenderthesememoriesassignificantasthemomentsthemselves.TaviGevinson,foundingeditoroftheonlinemagazineRookieandBee’sfrequentcollaboratorandmodel,writesabouttheworkandabouttheroleofimagesassocialcurrencyintoday’simage-drivenworld.
