Tag: Participation

  • Bobby and Stillman Show

    Bobby and Stillman Show

    ‘Bobby and Stillman’ will be opening as part of Creative Reactions at: Juju’s Bar and Stage, Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury St. (off Brick Lane), London E1 6QR. The free show at Juju’s bar will be open from midday till 6pm Tuesday 16th to Thursday 18th May. Do call by and see us. From 7-10pm 15-18th May there will […]

  • Through Positive Eyes Durban 4

    Through Positive Eyes Durban 4

    Yvonne Yvonne’s family live without piped water or sanitation but they own three Smartphones, one tablet, a laptop and a TV. Far from being luxuries these devices are likely to be their way out of poverty. Her two oldest daughters are very clever and technologically able. Yvonne works at the Gugu Dlemini AIDS Foundation. She […]

  • Through Positive Eyes – Durban 3

    Through Positive Eyes – Durban 3

    Thulile (See here for the background to this project) Thulile, Simiso and Jennifer are currently presenting their work at the Durban Art Gallery as part of the Through Positive Eyes show, coinciding with the International AIDS Conference. The show has been designed by Stan Pressner and Carol Brown to enable the participants to tell their stories […]

  • Through Positive Eyes – Durban 2

    Through Positive Eyes – Durban 2

    Elizabeth (See previous post for the background to this project) Elizabeth is currently presenting her work at the Durban Art Gallery as part of the Through Positive Eyes show, coinciding with the International AIDS Conference. The show has been designed by Stan Pressner to enable the participants to tell their stories and interact with projections […]

  • Through Positive Eyes – London

    Through Positive Eyes – London

    Last March this international arts and advocacy project, in which HIV+ve participants photograph their lives, came to London. I teach photography and co-edit the work with the participants, alongside Gideon Mendel and Prof. David Gere’s team from UCLA. This is the ninth city the project has worked in to challenge the stigma of HIV. Each […]

  • Within and Without the State

    Within and Without the State

    South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, founded in 2011 in the wake of decades of war. I visited with Oxfam to photograph their programme ‘Within and Without the State’, that supports people in holding their rulers to account without confrontation.NGOs use a lot of buzzwords to describe relationships between people and their governments. But how […]

  • Through Positive Eyes – HIV in Washington DC

    Through Positive Eyes – HIV in Washington DC

      I’ve just returned from helping to run the latest round of this international project in which HIV+ve participants photograph their lives. Around the world—in half a dozen countries, on five continents—HIV-positive people open their lives and share their stories. Through their own photographs, in their own voices, they teach the importance of compassion and […]