Toronto Teens


Founder of the Institute of 
Contemporary Culture, Canadian anthropologist Dr. Grant McCracken brought me onboard as the photographer for his project, Toronto 
Teens Making Choices in the 1990s. Retracing Dr. McCracken’s steps, I photographed the young people and locations that were integral to his research. 




The selected photographs are a sample from the large-scale exhibition that took place at the Royal Ontario Museum in the summer of 1992. Video interviews and artifacts of clothing were shown in conjunction with this display. The entire work now resides in the archives of that museum.




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Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
Laena Wilder, Royal Ontario Museum, Grant McCracken, Toronto Teens, Panoramic photographs, Black and White photography, Teenagers, multiculturalism, B boys
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