Standing Tall HIV/AIDS
Standing Tall… facing down stigma and taboo.
The struggle and bravery of India’s HIV infected children.
It’s estimated that a staggering 60,000 children are born with HIV/AIDS in India each year. As the epidemic rapidly encroaches into the lives of both families and small community, a new generation is left facing both uncertainty and misconceived prejudice.
India's HIV infected often feels isolated and unable to reach out to family, close friends and neighbors (normally a tight social support network, wonderfully preserved in small Indian communities) for fear of misguided prejudice. Confronted with the perceived shame of marital indiscretion, where husbands are forced to work away from home for months or sometimes years at a time and coming into contact with sex workers and drugs. The children of these HIV infected families often have to conceal their illness and are forced into a life of dissimulation, deprived of both self-esteem and confidence.
This solo exhibition was promoted with thanks to the Salvation Army and featured at the East London's Photomonth Festival Awards 2010
Read MoreThe struggle and bravery of India’s HIV infected children.
It’s estimated that a staggering 60,000 children are born with HIV/AIDS in India each year. As the epidemic rapidly encroaches into the lives of both families and small community, a new generation is left facing both uncertainty and misconceived prejudice.
India's HIV infected often feels isolated and unable to reach out to family, close friends and neighbors (normally a tight social support network, wonderfully preserved in small Indian communities) for fear of misguided prejudice. Confronted with the perceived shame of marital indiscretion, where husbands are forced to work away from home for months or sometimes years at a time and coming into contact with sex workers and drugs. The children of these HIV infected families often have to conceal their illness and are forced into a life of dissimulation, deprived of both self-esteem and confidence.
This solo exhibition was promoted with thanks to the Salvation Army and featured at the East London's Photomonth Festival Awards 2010
