2019 Exhibition

In summer 2019, SELPh ran a course of six workshops for individuals with recent or current experience of mental ill-health. Each week group members took photos on a mental health related theme, which were  then discussed during a workshop.

This exhibition included photos produced by group members relating to physical health, identity, community, dreams, and mental health generally; each bringing their own unique perspective to these facets of mental health.

All photos were taken on smartphones or the same compact digital camera. It celebrates how modern media makes it easier than ever before to make and share images, and shows how this process of creativity and sharing can be good for personal and community wellbeing.

On 14th November we proudly presented our 2019 exhibition at Peckham Levels. It was accompanied by a collection of poems and photos from our partner project Spoken Word in the Community Hubs (S.W.I.T.C.H), which explores how to increase arts participation.

Gallery

 

“the morning after the nightmare” Fatimah Layne
“Such a shame to feel unsafe in what should be a safe space, birds of prey sit leading those who serve and save, set in place by watchers on high, who remain aloof from the games” Fatimah Layne
“I once was a functional persona, no longer fit for purpose, having been robbed and broken, meaning, currently unknown” Fatimah Layne
“Escapee from a nightmare”
“All pulling together”
“I often think about all the things that I’ve missed in the past because I let my anxiety keep me inside so when I see public art or murals it reminds me of how far I have come”
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it” – Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
I have never felt guilty about enjoying art that came from tragedy, but since I took this photo I have thought more about where art comes from and how people use it.
“Is the Man in the Moon in our dreams, or are we in his?”

 

Event photos

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SELPh flyer