MySpace

 
 

Capture date: 2007
First finished print: 2010
Archival inkjet print

Sizes:
26.25 x 35 inches
33.75 x 45 inches
42 x 55.75 inches
49 x 62 inches (framed)

© Triiibe Partners 2010

We came up with the idea for MySpace during the early years of social media when creating online personal profiles first became popular. We wondered how this would further complicate the already challenging relationship between parents and their children. This photograph was taken in the Casilios’ childhood bedroom.

Teenage angst and parental concern consume the bedroom of MySpace, a messy family portrait in which the looming eye-roll of a rebellious daughter can be sensed by all who view this photo. This is an image full of emotion, worry, and attitude, one that pits privacy and personal expression against responsibility and naivete. In both its title and explosively decorated interior, MySpace also eludes to early social media platforms that made personalized internet profiles all the rage, particularly for young people. As such, it captures the gulfs of misunderstanding, miscommunication, and differing opinions between generations that feel even wider during those cringe-worthy, growing-pain years.
— Fitchburg Art Museum: Former Curator Mary Tinti and Former Koch Curatorial Fellow Emily Mazzola
 

Behind the Scenes

 
 
 
 
 

Collaborators

Alicia, Kelly and Sara Casilio, Cary Wolinsky,
Thanks to Disme Casilio for letting us make her room a total mess,
John Casilio and Shelly Zinsmeister (formerly Shelly Casilio)
and Aleta Deyo (Boston Conservatory costume shop)