Deborah Paauwe

'I portray, the manner in which young girls interact with each other in the process of establishing an understanding of the private and public realms of intimacy. The gestures of grooming each other and the act of dress-up, play important roles in the experience of young girls coming to terms with the changes taking place in their lives. Intertwined with this is the growing awareness of the power of their sexuality and the way in which these girls/women cope with this new awareness.' - Deborah Paauwe

Wendy Walker is an Adelaide-based writer and art critic. She is the contemporary art critic for the Advertiser and is the Adelaide Corresponding Editor for London's Contemporary magazine. In addition she has written numerous catalogue essays and articles on a broad range of the visual arts for leading art journals. She lives with her partner in the Adelaide Hills.