Stories of the World: Geffrye Museum (2011)
Keywords: Young People
Project Background
Project Manager: Matt Daw
Geffrye Museum Project Manager: Rachael Crofts
Geffrye Museum Project Officer: Louisa Knight
PhotoVoice Photography Facilitators: Chris Smith, Clare Struthers
William WilberForce Trust Community Worker: Zak Stavrou
The Geffrye is a key partner in Stories of the World: London. Stories of the World is one of the major projects at the heart of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Stories of the World is a UK cultural celebration of diversity and creativity which will explore the stories behind museum collections and work with young people to create exhibitions and events around specific themes that will attract new audiences to our museums. www.london2012.com
PhotoVoice teamed up with the Geffrye Museum to deliver a course of five weekly digital workshops with the young people from the World’s End Estate, Chelsea in Re:generate trust facilities, to learn and develop their photography skills and techniques.
Throughout the project the participants used photography as a way to engage with and think about what ‘home’ means to them. This project has enabled young people to engage in an open dialogue about their homes and has encouraged them to think about them afresh, exploring ‘what makes a home’ and the way they live.
The work displayed in this web gallery are photographs which the participants feel signify the themes they discussed the most. They have also written corresponding captions which gives you an insight into their lives.
The Worlds End Estate, London
Young people: Apphia, Robin, Damilola, John, Yanique
Project photo gallery
Project Outputs
The photos taken by the young people were showcased in a celebratory exhibition held at St John’s Church on the estate, and will be shared with the wider public possibly in newspapers and through live multimedia displays in connection to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The images will also be used as part of the wider archive for the Documenting Homes Collection at the Geffrye Museum.
Further project info
Partner Organisations:
Geffrye Museum
Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA
Tel: 020 7739 9893
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William WilberForce Trust
8-10 World’s End Place, London, SW10 0HE
Tel: 020 7052 0336
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