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Rosemary, 2006 (printed 2026)

Petrina Hicks

pigment photographic print (sheet: 100cm x 91.1cm)
Rosemary, 2006 (printed 2026)

‘I took this portrait of Rosemary as part of a series of portraits of teenage girls I was working on in 2006. Rosemary was 17 years old and working full-time as a carer in an aged nursing home.’

Petrina Hicks lives and works on Gadigal Land/ Sydney. Working primarily with staged, studio photography, Hicks creates meticulously composed portraits that explore depictions of women and feminine symbolism drawn from art history and mythology.

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