為了慶祝國際婦女節，美國攝影師Patty Carroll拍攝了一組名為《匿名女性》的攝影作品。該係列探索了家庭生活的兩麵性，以及“家”對於不同女性的意義。卡羅爾認為，有時候，家是一個舒適的地方，做一個“呆在家裏”的母親或妻子是一種理想的生活方式。
In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re showing some love to American photographer Patty Carroll’s ongoing series Anonymous Women, which explores the dichotomy of domesticity, and what ‘the home’ means to different women. Carroll suggests that sometimes, home is a place of comfort, where being a ‘stay at home’ mother or wife is an aspirational lifestyle.
卡羅爾認為，無論如何，女性都需要“一個屬於自己的房間”。該係列的跨文化參考涉及文藝複興時期的披掛雕像、修女們的習俗、穿著罩袍的婦女、牧師和法官的長袍、古希臘和羅馬服飾，以及聖母瑪利亞等。
In any and all cases, Carroll asserts that women need “a room of their own.” The series’ cross-cultural references span Renaissance-era draped statues, nuns in habits, women wearing the burka, priests and judge’s robes, ancient Greek and Roman dress, and the Virgin Mary among others.
卡羅爾的場景異想天開，風格鮮明，每一幅畫麵都截然不同。這些女人是沒有臉的，隱藏的，因此可以代表任何女人。她們顯得拘謹、壓抑、放鬆還是拘束，很大程度上取決於個人的解讀。
Carroll’s sets are whimsical and highly stylised, each image distinct from the other. The women are faceless, hidden, and therefore representative of any woman. They appear restrained, muffled, relaxed, cocooned; a lot lies with individual interpretation.
all images © Patty Carroll
