America’s Girls, On the Edge of a Dream | Eva Verbeeck | GOST 2026 [SIGNED]

"Growing up in Tessenderlo, a small, quiet farming town in Belgium in the 1990s, Verbeeck was captivated from a distance by the cultural mythology of the ‘American teenager.’ It was a concept built on boundless possibility, far removed from her local landscape of central church squares and local country fairs. Decades later, Verbeeck moved to the US and while living there she traveled across the country to meet and photograph the actual young women who inspired her childhood daydreams, using her lens to bridge the gap between fantasy and reality.The resulting images also allow the next generation of American women to be heard; to share what they are passionate about. The girls were found through a combination of open calls, community events, outreach to local organisers, schools, and youth groups, as well as lectures and conversations Verbeeck gave while traveling and living across the US. The project grew organically through these encounters and personal connections." - From publisher's statement