Full Description
Moments of recognisable domesticity are counterbalanced with
more ethereal and amplified stories. Permissions bears witness to the artist's endeavour to not
only balance home life and motherhood— while raising three children— but also sustain her own
professional life and creativity.
The photographs in the book show moments of recognisable domesticity interspersed with
more idyllic scenes. The images evidence Hardy's attempts to balance her creative
professional life with motherhood—watching her children grow and change alongside a
maturing relationship with her own mother. The book is divided into chapters, each
announced by large-format still life of home-grown flowers, made as a farewell during the
last spring spent in the family's house. As the book progresses, Hardy's children grow
increasingly independent and begin to venture away and out of frame. The project drew to a
natural conclusion as the family moved away from their home.
