YOUTH

Youth is an important period for individuals developing their own character. The state of struggling between cultural standards and breaking out of the existing systems triggers a constant motion in the process of change in adolescence’ cultural environment.
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As every generation, the ‚millennials’ long for the ultimate experience and consumption of life. However, due to the abundance of information and opportunity, they expresse this in a more excessive way than probably any generation before: floating through both night and day, perceiving the hedonist’s rush and therefore they could be seen as entitled. But at the same time, there is a growing urge to take responsibility to improve the world, occurring in the form of protest, riots or simply self-expression. Nowadays’ youth consists of a variety of strong individuals and diverse characters in search of acceptance, consciousness, self-realization and struggling to find their place in society - or rather not?
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Anna Pavels displayed series reveals the different characters and personalities of young people, mostly from Basel or that she met while traveling in Europe and South America. It portrays the Generation Y and its attempt to find "true freedom" apart from stereotypes, judgement and categorization.