On 14 September, Fotografiska will open a new special exhibition “Embrace the difference”, which aims to raise awareness of people with special mental needs. On the opening night, everyone will have the opportunity to take part in a tour with three of the artists participating in the exhibition.
/About the exhibition
The “Embrace the difference” exhibition aims to raise awareness about people with special needs. It also wants to change attitudes and show how what at first sight seems to be an anomaly can in fact fit into the norm, if you just push your boundaries. People with special needs, with their strengths, weaknesses, rights and freedoms, are part of a normal society. Just like all of us. On closer examination, we realise that none of us is ‘normal’ – we all have some vulnerability that we have to take into account. Ordinary lives are ordinary, and ordinary can become extraordinary for everyone. We all want to live our ordinary yet special lives to the fullest possible extent – and this must be possible for others around us. A diverse society is a value.
The artists participating in the exhibition have been selected through an Open Call organised in autumn 2021. The artists portray people with special needs living in Estonia and their activities through different approaches – Silvia Sosaar (EST) has conducted video interviews, Anna Pazucha (EST) has captured the work of people with special needs, Julia SH (SWE) has focused on portrait photography.
*The tour is free of charge for Fotografiska members.
