Mug Women "Royale lineage"

Another one from the first serie of Mug Shots from the Police Museum of Sydney.

Here I changed the theme of the woman. She was a barmaid and was arrested because of a quarrel she had with another woman. In that picture she is dressed with the insignia and clothing of power: sun on her head, broad shoulders, gold embroidered etc, as if she had been born in a princely environment.... The royal lineage would have put her life on a different trajectory. Which is not to say that she couldn't have become a criminal there as well. But certainly in a different setting.

Here the using of lace doilies and similar is an appreciation of the work and passion of my austrian aunt. I could never use it in my household, but in my pictures I realized for the first time their beauty and high developped performance. And within the themes of women, they fit well as a very special domain of women.

Framed like a japonese roll picture.