Meet Me @ The Mall

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LOG: In the Fall of 2008, awkward 15 year old Rhiannon bets everything she has to plan a sweet sixteen bigger and better than her arch-nemesis right when money is at its tightest in the great recession. Seeking a better paying job at her local mall, she attempts a dramatic rebrand.

"From awkward to unapologetic, this is revenge for the Alternative Black Kids"

ARTIST STATMENT: Today's working adults were teenagers in 2008, content with part time jobs and eyes toward a brighter tomorrow. Those same stores are still there, those same jobs, and the same minimum wage of $7.25. In many suburban towns, you might even find some of the same workers. Tomorrow never came. This is a series for all those who never left the mall. This is for everyone who put in the work and got nothing back. What comes next is reckless abandonment, scamming, thievery, and the greatest revolt that almost was.