Post-tsunami exhibition launched by church agency
-10/12/05
London-based international
Post-tsunami exhibition launched by church agency
-10/12/05
London-based international development agency Christian Aid has launched a new multimedia exhibition to show how people are facing up to the aftermath of the tsunami that struck South Asia almost a year ago.
Called ‘Every time I see the sea… life after the tsunami’, the collection of photographs, video, sculpture and words by three British artists has already featured on BBC Breakfast, ITV lunchtime news, BBC lunchtime news, and Time Out magazine.
The exhibition goes back to the moment the tsunami struck the countries of the Indian Ocean last year on Boxing Day, killing up to 250,000 people in just a few hours.
Through emotionally powerful projected images and words, it tells the story of how people are now rebuilding ñ so that a disaster can never take this tragic toll again.
Photographer Tim Hetherington and sculptress Emma Summers both thanked Christian Aid for the opportunity to visit and work in the affected regions with Christian Aidís partners ñ who are working hard to help rebuild lives.
Emma Summers spoke at this weekís media launch of the resilience and spirit of local people and how they had inspired her work
UK Christian think-tank Ekklesia has called the show ìmoving and inspiring.î Press Association reporter Caroline Gammell described it as ìstrikingî. She added: ìThe high visual quality really made the stories stand out. I was particularly impressed with the ceramic sculptures.î
Comments from the exhibitionís interactive comment book have also been very positive.
The exhibition opened to the public yesterday, Friday 9 December, at the Dray Walk Gallery at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London EC1.
Christian Aid is the development, assistance and advocacy agency of a range of Anglican and Free Churches in the UK. It maintains a wide range of global partnerships, working with communities irrespective of creed or status.
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Post-tsunami exhibition launched by church agency
-10/12/05
London-based international development agency Christian Aid has launched a new multimedia exhibition to show how people are facing up to the aftermath of the tsunami that struck South Asia almost a year ago.
Called ‘Every time I see the sea… life after the tsunami’, the collection of photographs, video, sculpture and words by three British artists has already featured on BBC Breakfast, ITV lunchtime news, BBC lunchtime news, and Time Out magazine.
The exhibition goes back to the moment the tsunami struck the countries of the Indian Ocean last year on Boxing Day, killing up to 250,000 people in just a few hours.
Through emotionally powerful projected images and words, it tells the story of how people are now rebuilding – so that a disaster can never take this tragic toll again.
Photographer Tim Hetherington and sculptress Emma Summers both thanked Christian Aid for the opportunity to visit and work in the affected regions with Christian Aid’s partners – who are working hard to help rebuild lives.
Emma Summers spoke at this week’s media launch of the resilience and spirit of local people and how they had inspired her work
UK Christian think-tank Ekklesia has called the show ‘moving and inspiring.’ Press Association reporter Caroline Gammell described it as ‘striking’. She added: ‘The high visual quality really made the stories stand out. I was particularly impressed with the ceramic sculptures.’
Comments from the exhibition’s interactive comment book have also been very positive.
The exhibition opened to the public yesterday, Friday 9 December, at the Dray Walk Gallery at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London EC1.
Christian Aid is the development, assistance and advocacy agency of a range of Anglican and Free Churches in the UK. It maintains a wide range of global partnerships, working with communities irrespective of creed or status.
[Also on Ekklesia: Christian Aid laments receding trade talk hopes; Christian aid groups launch virtual gifts for Christmas; Tory leadership candidate attacks Christian agency on trade justice; Church aid agency pitches flying toilets at radio; Asian Tsunami one year on; charity extends goat gift scheme to benefit tsunami victims; churches fill as tsunami prayer and giving mounts; tsunami makes climate change action vital say church leaders; finance ministers agree to freeze debts of tsunami countries; Chancellor to harness tsunami energy for Africa; Catholic and Anglican archbishops pray together for tsunami; Christian Aid warns of social tsunami]