About

Sank's photographs explore the nature of impending adulthood against a backdrop of youth-obsessed society. Young people working out who they are and where they might belong - often caught in circumstances wherein economic options are limited.

Sank clearly chooses not to focus these images on the potential sensationalism of her subjects' difficult pasts, but is fascinated with the physical beauty of their youth, this is often framed by tranquil surroundings and achieves a sense of hope.

It may seem at first glance that Sank's images could be simply a random selection of sitters …