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Shifting Perspectives Photographic Exhibition Arrives in Hereford
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
In association with GlaxoSmithKline and Down’s Syndrome Association
Broad Street
4th December 2010 – 2nd February 2011
Admission: FREE Tue - Fri 10am - 5.00pm Sat 10am - 4pm
Access for visitors with disabilities
Now in its sixth year, the Shifting Perspectives team continues to break down pre-conceived ideas about people with Down’s syndrome, highlighting the individuality of every person with Down’s syndrome.
Their work explores the photographic representation of people with Down’s syndrome, challenging attitudes and prejudices and examining alternative representations of both adults and children. Shifting Perspectives questions general views of what living with Down’s syndrome means to individuals, families and friends.
The exhibition in Hereford will be displaying the work of Richard Bailey (Curator), Fiona Field, Aviv Yaron, Kayte Brimacombe, Emer Gillespie, Raffaello Raimondi, Nadia Bettega,
One of the main themes that run’s through the Shifting Perspectives work is that of individuality. This year the Down’s Syndrome Association celebrates its 40th anniversary, forty years of helping individuals with Down’s syndrome fight for the basic rights – right to life, medical treatment, education and to be an accepted member of society.
Twenty years ago images such as these would neither have been seen nor made and outside of the areas of medical and charity-based imagery there has been little serious photographic enquiry into this subject area. The Shifting Perspectives photographers are redressing that imbalance.