James Mollison's book Where Children Sleep is a series of 56 diptychs telling the stories of children all over the world. The subjects are featured in formal portraits alongside images of where they lay their heads at night.
The book features children and their rooms in the US, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Extended captions tell each child's story. Born in Kenya and raised in England, Mollison himself has a complex relationship to home, and the concept for the project emerged when he was asked to do a series engaging children's rights. He photographed the subjects over two years with support of Save The Children.
Look for Where Children Sleep at your library, local bookshop or online here.
(Images: James Mollison)
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I get that this is an interesting book and photo gallery but AT has posted about it many times in the past...
Would love to hear thoughts on using this book as a starting point for discussions with kids about wealth and poverty, social justice, cultural differences, etc. If anyone has read the book, what age child might this be appropriate for?
I spent a good 45 minutes staring at these pictures yesterday--they are fascinating. The website says somewhere that the book is aimed at the same age group as the kids in the pictures, 9-13. I'm thinking about getting a copy for my 5th grade classroom.
Beautiful...thank you for sharing this book.
yep, i remember this being posted on AT ages ago.
I haven't seen this on AT before. It reminds me of The Material World book, which my sister has, and I always love to look at when we visit her. I'm thinking I need to get this one for my kids, who complain that our house is not big enough, and want to redecorate their rooms-- maybe it will give them a little perspective!
I always think of images like this when people look at me like I have three heads for co-sleeping. Very few people in this world have a separate (CPSC-approved) bed in a separate (design-y beautiful) bedroom for every member of their family. I feel lucky that we have a nice big bed in a comfortable room to share!