myMeso » Chris Ireland http://www.mymeso.org Mesothelioma Blog Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Australian photographer captures emotions of meso widows in touching exhibit http://www.mymeso.org/2009/08/28/australian-photographer-captures-emotions-of-meso-widows-in-touching-exhibit/ http://www.mymeso.org/2009/08/28/australian-photographer-captures-emotions-of-meso-widows-in-touching-exhibit/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:26:16 +0000 Wendi Lewis http://www.mymeso.org/?p=1602 SOURCE: myMeso › Australian photographer captures emotions of meso widows in touching exhibit

]]> An Australian artist, photographer Chris Ireland, has created an emotional exhibit titled “Breathe,” which captures the feelings of 14 women who have lost their husbands to and other cancer and disease. Ireland spent time with each woman in an effort to understand her particular story, and to create a photo that would attempt to convey not only her emotions, but a bit of the man she loved.

The exhibit debuted at the Australian Centre for Photography on July 17 (ended Aug. 22) and will next be featured at Latrobe Regional Gallery beginning Sept. 5 and running through October 4.

According to a World News Australia report about the project, Ireland was inspired with the idea for the exhibit after learning about in his mid-teens when a friend’s father passed away from the disease. He feels that the fact that is currently incurable adds to the poignancy of the loss, and says he hopes that by sharing these ladies’ stories, he can help raise about the dangers of exposure to .

The World News quotes Ireland as saying, “…these ladies have gone through pain, they deserve to be heard and other people should avoid the same process.”

More information about the exhibit, including its striking images, can be found at Chris Ireland’s web site.

The Latrobe Regional Gallery is located at 138 Commercial Road, Morwell VIC. The exhibit will be open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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