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GARDS
News Item
17/03/09
BREATHE - A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY OF THE LEGACY OF ASBESTOS
Portrait photographer Chris Ireland (whose diaries have appeared in GARDS newsletters) launched his project BREATHE, a photographic series viewable online, at the end of last year to coincide with asbestos awareness week. His work explores the lives of widows whose husbands passed away from asbestos related disease. The portraits are taken in environments that tell us a story about how the widow grieves, copes, or looks for answers
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The exhibition will officially open in Sydney on Friday the 17th of July and will run through till the 22nd August at the Australian Centre for Photography, Oxford Street, Paddington. The photos have enjoyed strong press support. GARDS volunteer Dorothy Roberts had her portrait published on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald. Her image accompanied an interview with Herald journalist Matt Buchanan.
9 of his 12 portrait sitters come from the Gippsland Region. This sadly reflects the legacy asbestos has left in the area. When finished in Sydney, the exhibition will come home to Victoria.
The exhibition will commence at the Latrobe Regional Art Gallery in Morwell at 6:00pm on Friday 4th September to the 4th of October and is expected to have a great deal of support from the local community.
http://www.latroberegionalgallery.com/exhibitions-breathe.php
Chris is currently developing a memorial page on his website to list those lost to asbestos related disease. It is hoped this will demonstrate the enormous affect asbestos has had on Australian lives.
Click to visit the online gallery website www.chrisirelandphotography.com
Email Chris Ireland info@chrisirelandphotography.com
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