"'Beautiful Games' traces the evolution of Paauwe's photographic images, from the crisply polished and colourful works of the 'Blue Room' series (1998) to the unabashed sensuality of the 'Chinese Whispers' (2004) body of work. Author Wendy Walker interweaves a subtext of fairy tale and cinematic allusions and the symbolism of hair into a consideration of Paauwe's primary theme of the transition from girlhood to adulthood, the transformation from innocence to experience."
