Hey, Hot Shot! Entries: Molly Landreth
Travis, 2005 by aspiring Hot Shot Molly Landreth
Submitted from Seattle, Molly Landreth’s series Embodiment is an exploration and archive of contemporary queer communities and their ever-transforming roles within youth culture. She carefully constructs images of carefully constructed identities in hopes of revealing not only who her subjects are, but who they wish to become. From Molly’s statement:
Coming of age witnessing rapid changes in how gender and sexual minorities are viewed, I began this project as an investigation into the ways this generation of young people is continuing to challenge traditional life narratives within both straight and mainstream gay and lesbian communities. Even with today’s increasingly progressive attitudes, to be visible is to become both empowered and vulnerable. As a result, these images depict subjects who meet my gaze with a rare combination of forthright self-awareness and total abandon, like they are standing in for something much larger than themselves.
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