Australian Artist Defends Nude Photo of Her Child

Polixeni Papapetrou has spoken out on the controversy revolving around the nude image of her 6 year-old daughter on the cover of Art Montly Australia.

"[Politicians] were seeking to shame my family in a bid to establish their moral position," Ms Papapetrou told a Wintec audience during a talk on the ethics of child photography.

The artist said her work was about the changing social landscape of childhood and was misinterpreted by adults who sought to project adult sexuality on to the child.

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