I believe in my own puberty 1970

Curator: This is "I believe in my own puberty" by Christian Lindow, a black-and-white photograph currently residing here at the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: Stark. It feels so exposed, almost clinical in its directness. There's a vulnerability that's palpable. Curator: Note how Lindow frames the figure centrally. The subject's gaze is level, the background is a simple grid. It recalls photographic traditions of documentation, but with an intimate twist. Editor: Exactly, it challenges the expected male gaze by centering a vulnerable and perhaps liminal moment. It asks us to consider the performative aspects of identity formation. Curator: Puberty itself is a potent symbol—a threshold, a transformation. Lindow's title underscores the personal ownership of this experience. Editor: And in that owning, he invites us to question the societal scripts projected onto adolescence. The quiet defiance is very moving. Curator: Indeed. Lindow gives visual form to the emotional and psychological weight of growing into oneself. Editor: It's a powerful reminder of the complexities inherent in self-discovery and societal expectations.