Day 30

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The London Show

Contradictions

Here I am on my way to exhibit a project which looks at the disconnectivity of todays youth with the world and I’m sitting on the train listening to music and typing out a blog post… While part of me feels as if I’m betraying my project the other part really likes this song.

My New Corner

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My moved installation for my Portsmouth exhibition.

Exhibition – Set Up

I set up my plinth for the exhibition today. We painted the area last week and the week before and in my opinion it looks great, unfortunately I was unable to take photographs of the set up process at the time as I had sent off my camera to be fixed but now I have it back and finished setting up my portion today I decided to take my camera along.

Welcome to my corner.

   

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Pre 3rd Year Artists – David Jay – The Scar Project

David Jay is the professional fashion photographer who for 3 years ago started to make pictures of women – breast cancer survivors, inspired by his own very close friend who got breast cancer at the age of 29.
This is how the SCAR Project has been born. The effect of it is a collection of nearly 100 photos of women – images which say better than any words about the cruelty of cancer disease but also about courage, dignity and live.
As we read at the project Facebook page: Dedicated to the more than 10,000 women under the age of 40 who will be diagnosed this year alone The SCAR Project is an exercise in awareness, hope, reflection and healing. The mission is three-fold: Raise public consciousness of early-onset breast cancer, raise funds for breast cancer research/outreach programs and help young survivors see their scars, faces, figures and experiences through a new, honest and ultimately empowering lens.
The SCAR Project subjects range from ages 18 to 35 and represent the often overlooked group of young women living with breast cancer. (Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in young women ages 15-40). They journey from across America and the world to be photographed for The SCAR Project. Nearly 100 so far. The youngest 18.
David Jay commented his experience with the SCAR project: “For these young women, having their portrait taken seems to represent their personal victory over this terrifying disease. It helps them reclaim their femininity, their sexuality, identity and power after having been robbed of such an important part of it. Through these simple pictures, they seem to gain some acceptance of what has happened to them and the strength to move forward with pride.”
http://www.wwomenglobally.com/the-scar-project- by-photographer-david-jay-a-tribute-to-young-breast- cancer-survivors/

Both taken from http://www.thescarproject.org/gallery/

This work is incredibly inspirational to me and I’m sure it shows women that they can still be beautiful after having breast cancer.