Chick and her daughter, Leah
About this artwork
The make-up of family units can change over time. In 2016 Margaret Mitchell started to photograph her nieces and nephew again, updating her 1994 series Family. The series In This Place shows that a lot had changed for their family. Margaret’s sister Andrea had died, and her children Steven, Kellie and Chick now had children of their own. However, their individual circumstances had changed very little, and they were all still living in an area ranking highly in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). Through the story of her own family, Margaret raises questions about the cycle of inequality across generations and how a lack of opportunity repeats itself. How many of our choices in life are predetermined by being born into disadvantage or privilege?
Published March 2022
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artist:Margaret Mitchell (born 1968) Scottish
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title:Chick and her daughter, Leah
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date created:2016 - 2017
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materials:Inkjet print
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measurements:50.00 x 50.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2017
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accession number:PGP 910.4
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gallery:
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell was born in Stirling and studied at Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art. She works within a documentary and portraiture tradition. Her photographs seek to portray the individual and their experiences with childhood, family, place and belonging often explored....
