'A sullen temper, often shown by refusing food, is best dealt with by silence. When a girl wakes up to the fact that no one takes any notice, nor is troubled (apparently at least) by her self-starvation, she gets weary of her self-imposed martyrdom and learns sense'. Arthur J Maddison, Hints on Rescue Work, 
A Handbook for Missionaries and Superintendents of Homes (1898).

Arist's note:
As in Legacy the linen canvas represents the hessian robes worn by a section of the girls ‘imprisoned’ in these establishments.

Again the use of depression green and cream in ‘Child’ is to re-imagine the corridors of a death sentence prison. The hopelessness felt by these girls – with little or no knowledge of their fate.

In Stigma we once again see the peeling paintwork of the vast, damp and dangerous laundry rooms. The girl appears as a ghost against the background – forgotten and living as in death.