I have spent the last year investigating and exploring notions of identity and purpose, to try and answer that question posed by the Fleet Foxes. I know that I am not the only young adult that has felt apprehension about the future, but it has become clear the expectations of our affluent American society are no longer applicable to my, and future, generations. The old blueprint handed down to us from other generations no longer describes the reality of modern life, leaving an entire generation without a useful guide to adulthood.
In this body of work I explore the feeling of limbo through portraiture. It's a feeling that I have felt throughout my adult life. Limbo, in relation to this series, is defined as a period of confusion, indulgence, and crisis for people between the ages of 18-34. It is a stage somewhere between adolescence and adulthood. Psychologists and Sociologists refer to this age range as the quarter life. Many historical, sociological and economical factors that are specific to affluent western nations have lead to the development of this new stage of life (Atwood, Joan, Schultz 233).
