Global T(w)eens Project

 Project Statement

The Global T(w)eens Project

The Global T(w)eens Project is an ongoing artistic investigation that functions as a global typological study of over 500 11–14-year-old subjects, positioned between childhood and adolescence. These global subjects, from places that may seem different and distant from one another, stand in front of my lens in a state of vulnerability as I observe the sensitivities of this age group through posture, gesture, gaze, attitude, and clothing

I am interested in that fleeting moment where the tweens are refreshingly open and endearingly awkward, aware of the world but not yet fully formed by it and whether cultural specificity is revealed, or is a universal commonality exposed?

By photographing the subjects against neutral backgrounds, I intentionally remove location signifiers. This standardized, deadpan portrait style challenges us to identify the borders that supposedly divide us, forcing us to confront our own preconceived notions of identity and place. Through this archive of hundreds of faces from 53 countries across six continents, The Global T(w)eens Project serves as a reminder of our commonality.

For more than a decade, I traversed the globe, traveling almost 400,000 miles, a distance equal to reaching the moon and traveling more than halfway back. What started at a time when dreams of globalization were still tangible has since changed; today, in 2026, dramatic socio-political shifts leave us with new questions about the future these young people face in a landscape of fragmentation and enclosures. The Global T(w)eens Project acts as an archive—a time capsule of this moment in history.

The 53 countries :

Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam