Lucy’s photofilm on the Guardian
(Update – July 2013: ‘Be Myself’ won First Prize in The Press Photographer’s Year 2013 Multimedia category and was shortlisted for the Anthropographia 2013 awards.) Over this project, I spent many days and months working with Lucy. Today her story, in the photofilm Be Myself, was published on the Guardian website. There’s been some great feedback, […]
Nearly 2000 people visited ‘Where from? Where now?’ exhibition
Nearly two thousand people came to see the ‘Where from? Where now?’ exhibition, which ran for five days from 14-18 November, 2012, at the gallery@oxo on London’s South Bank. Through photography, print, audio and film the exhibition told the stories of 15 of the women I met whilst working on this project. Through their individual stories, […]
WFWN in the media
With a footfall of nearly 2000, the work from the exhibition ‘Where from? Where now?’ reached hundreds of thousands more through coverage in national and international media. Alongside listings including Time Out, Metro, Guardian and Inside Housing, the work was featured in online and print media including BBC and ITV, as well as in homeless-sector […]
Photofilm: Be Myself
‘Be Myself’ is the story of one of the homeless women I met whilst working on this project. It sheds light on issues that so often go ignored. It’s not an easy film to watch but it offers hope.
The film does contain material that some people may find distressing.
To watch the photofilm please click on the photograph to the left.
Gemskii, 40
“I just stumbled around really, never being able to home myself. I had various rented accommodations but they were appalling – boarded up windows, derelict. Girlfriends housed me mostly. I was quite often in abusive relationships but unable to leave because I had nowhere to go. (…)
You may find the contents of this story upsetting.
To continue reading Gemskii’s story please click on her photograph.
Exhibition impressions
Many thanks to Marie Skilling for the blog she wrote after visiting my exhibition. Click on the pic below to read…
Prison
19% of women in prison were not in permanent accommodation before entering custody. 10% were sleeping rough[1] Around one-third of female prisoners lose their homes and often their possessions while in custody[2] 38% of women in prison do not have accommodation arranged on release. Only 11% receive help with housing matters[3] 82% of women serving […]
