Girls and Their Bedrooms

I am fascinated by bedrooms, specifically ones that show character and personality. This morning, I stumbled across this, which is Rania Matar's photography portfolio entitled Girls and Their Bedrooms. It is truly fascinating, and I found myself mesmerized.

Lilly, 15,  MA

Some of the rooms I loved, some I detested. Some were neat, some messy, and some were even filthy, which was a little gross, but props to you for letting someone take a picture of your filth.
The pictures are taken mostly in Massachusetts and the Middle East, and it is interesting to the see the comparison. Aside from the clear contrast in structural surroundings and clothing, I think the biggest difference between the nations were stuffed animals.

Sarah, 17, Beirut

In the middle east, they were on almost every bed, despite the age of the girl. Perhaps they are left over from childhood, perhaps they offer some sort of comfort, perhaps childhood toys are hard to come by so they hold on to them, or maybe it is just a cultural difference: Teenagers in the Middle East like gigantic stuffed teddy bears.

Regardless of the reasons behind the rooms looking the way they do, the project struck me as intensely personal, a peek into the life of a girl alone in her world.
And come on, who doesn't want to see how other people live? It's like looking into someone's window without having to worry about being caught.