Tracey Moffatt
Mother's Day, 1975, 1994
from the offset photograph series Scarred for Life
Text from image: "On Mother's Day, as the family watched, she copped a backhander from her mother."



Tracey Moffatt
The Wizard of Oz, 1956, 1994
from the offset photograph series Scarred for Life
Text from image: "He was playing Dorothy in the school's production of the Wizard of Oz.
His father got angry at him for getting dressed too early."




Tracey Moffatt
Useless, 1974, 1994
from the offset photograph series Scarred for Life
Text from image: "Her father's nickname for her was 'useless'."



Tracey Moffatt
Job Hunt, 1976, 1994
from the offset photograph series Scarred for Life
Text from image: "After three weeks he still couldn't find a job.
His mother said to him, 'maybe you're not good enough'."

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