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There
will also be an online zoom interview, and a 45 minute artist talk (in
front of the pics) given by me on opening night. I will be able to tell
the stories of the people in the pictures, spread the word about their
lives. Share who they are, humanize them. I hope to make people care
more.
There
is also a $2077 CARFAC artist fee for the 2 exhibitions. I plan on
donating part of that money to the families in the dump and the people
under the freeway in Klong Toey slum, when I return in March 2022. The
donated money will be given back in the form of goods to help THE
FAMILIES OF THE DUMP and THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY. I have
always felt that social documentary photography should give back
directly to the people in the photographs. It is an honour to be allowed
into their lives and to photograph them. Giving something back is the
right path to follow.
Future
Help Note* There might also be the option to sell the post show digital
exhibition images if I can find buyers for the prints. 100% of that
money would go back to the people in the pictures on my 2023 trip to
continue the projects. I can get the prints back to sell from the
gallery, if I can find buyers to help the people in the pictures
(January 2023 after the 6 week exhibitions ends). If no buyers can be
found then the prints might go into the Universities collection.
If your interested in a print to help the people in the photos, please let me know.
Note** Part of the artist fee money will be used to travel to Fredericton New Brunswick to attend the opening.