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YVETTE LOUISE
i worked as a VOLUNTEER photographer to document FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY
2019/20 |
WHAT IS OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS?THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT HISTORY AND NATURE OF FRIENDSHIPS AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS EXPERIENCED BY PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY LIVING IN WALES TODAY. |
OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS IS A NEW PROJECT THAT AIMS TO TELL THE STORIES OF 60 PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY PRIMARILY THROUGH PERSONAL ACCOUNTS CAPTURED IN CONVERSATION WITH THEIR FRIENDS, ROMANTIC PARTNERS OR FAMILY MEMBERS. |
So pleased to share a recent project I have had the pleasure to document, It’s a project called “our social networks” and it's been run by mencap cymru. Couples were interviewed, audio taken and then booths were set up around the local area of Wrexham for the public to interact, learn and discover about the lives of individuals who have a learning disability. I was lucky to meet two couples, Chris & Di and James and Caroline at Derwen Collage and had the pleasure of working with them to document both of their relationships while learning about their individual stories. |