25/02/2016
“Photography has a well-regarded role for bringing the plight of silent victims into focus, providing a powerful opportunity for understanding and action. Bearing witness to the realities of these twelve women’s lives should be uncomfortable and challenging for audiences,” Belinda Mason
When: 1 March – 22 April 2016
Where: Herbert Freehills Law Library; New Sydney Law School Building F10
Accessibility information: http://silenttears.com.au/accessibility-options/
Belinda Mason’s Silent Tears reveals twelve Australian women’s haunting stories of disability and violence using saturated water to symbolise the streams of tears these survivors have silently endured.
Each participant has either experienced violence because they have disability, or has acquired a impairment, as a result of violence. Theirs is a powerful and compelling story of psychological, physical, emotional, economic, and cultural violence. The participants of the exhibition share their stories of domestic violence, forced sterilisation, psychological trauma, neglect and violence within institutions, and by family members.
“The power of Silent Tears lies in the hands of those who participate in it. Without stories there is silence.
Without stories told, we are voiceless. Without our stories heard, we are invisible. It is even harder when the stories are hard to hear and impossible to imagine,” said Belinda Mason.
Silent Tears is the result of three artist’s exploration of 12 women’s stories using a variety of photographic techniques and multi-media. Led by Mason, and supported by artists Dieter Kiernan (video) and Margherita Coppolino (documentary photography), audiences are immersed in the participant’s experiences to stimulate a deeper understanding of the diversity of violence, discrimination and survival.
Contact:
Belinda Mason: photography@belindamason.com Website: http://www.belindamason.com/
Join us for a special presentation by two of the artists, Belinda Mason and Denise Beckwith followed by a panel discussion on the issues.
| Wednesday 6 April | |
| 7 to 8.30pm | |
| Law School Foyer Level 2, Sydney Law School Eastern Avenue University of SydneyThe event is free, but registration is required |
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