“Graves and Lipman explore the adolescent energy, creativity  and sexuality within the ritual construct of the formal event. The images reveal an astonishing simultaneity  of emotion and demeanor – from awkward but engaged shyness to the uninhibited  display of passion that is the defining ingredient of any good prom.  The focus is on moments of transformation ranging from frenzy to exhaustion.”
                Restraint and Surrender, Sarah McNear