2013
In this photograph, Nixon’s signature simplicity is on full display, allowing the emotional weight of the image to speak through minimalism. The tight framing brings the viewer directly into the sisters’ space, creating an intimate, almost confrontational moment.
This image signifies the endurance of sisterhood in particular. Nixon, who grew up a single child, says he has always been particularly intrigued by the sisterly unit, and it shows in these images. With each passing year, the sisters seem to present more of a united front. Earlier assertions of their individuality — the arms folded across the chest, the standing apart — give way to a literal leaning on one another, as if independence is no longer such a concern.