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Nevertheless, She Persisted
Mhairi Bell-Moodie Photography
17-28 October 2018
Private View: Thursday 18 October 6-9pm
Gallery 2
The project was released online on March 8th 2018 to coincide with International Women's Day, was exhibited in Edinburgh in May 2018 and will now be showing in London.
The seeds of this project began after the photographer photographed two vulnerable women in one week; one was going through chemotherapy and the other was being bullied. Both commented on how the process of being photographed had given them a boost. Shortly after this, the photographer attended the Women's Sister March in Edinburgh on January 21st 2017. Standing amongst hundreds of women (and male allies), further drove her passion to create a new, meaningful body of work about women. For women. Over the following 12 months, the photographer worked with four charities and 25 women to create Nevertheless, She Persisted. The title is a nod to the catchphrase attached to Senator Elizabeth Warren's defiance in the courtroom which was then adapted by the feminist movement. The women vary in age from 13 to 59 and all but one currently live in Scotland.
The women involved have survived breast cancer, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, addiction, child loss, becoming a young widow, eating disorders, suicide attempts, discrimination for their appearance or sexuality – a whole host of traumatic events – but the one thing which unites them is their strength. Despite having to face some of life's most difficult challenges, they are speaking up because they don't want anyone else to ever feel the pain they did.
Since exhibiting in Edinburgh, Bell-Moodie has been shortlisted for the Royal Photographic Society's 161st International Photography Exhibition, been selected for the Royal Scottish Academy's Open 2018 and been nominated for RPS's most recent campaign Hundred Heroines, which recognises women in photography. The exhibition itself received hundred of visitors over the 10 day period and numerous positive comments across social media platforms, including a recommendation from Chelsea Clinton. The artist has been interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland, for an STV online feature and for selected photography organisations. Links to all interviews can be found online.
The full series can be viewed at:
www.mhairibellmoodie.com/nevertheless-she-persisted
Please contact the photographer directly to request additional information and high resolution images.
The seeds of this project began after the photographer photographed two vulnerable women in one week; one was going through chemotherapy and the other was being bullied. Both commented on how the process of being photographed had given them a boost. Shortly after this, the photographer attended the Women's Sister March in Edinburgh on January 21st 2017. Standing amongst hundreds of women (and male allies), further drove her passion to create a new, meaningful body of work about women. For women. Over the following 12 months, the photographer worked with four charities and 25 women to create Nevertheless, She Persisted. The title is a nod to the catchphrase attached to Senator Elizabeth Warren's defiance in the courtroom which was then adapted by the feminist movement. The women vary in age from 13 to 59 and all but one currently live in Scotland.
The women involved have survived breast cancer, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, addiction, child loss, becoming a young widow, eating disorders, suicide attempts, discrimination for their appearance or sexuality – a whole host of traumatic events – but the one thing which unites them is their strength. Despite having to face some of life's most difficult challenges, they are speaking up because they don't want anyone else to ever feel the pain they did.
Since exhibiting in Edinburgh, Bell-Moodie has been shortlisted for the Royal Photographic Society's 161st International Photography Exhibition, been selected for the Royal Scottish Academy's Open 2018 and been nominated for RPS's most recent campaign Hundred Heroines, which recognises women in photography. The exhibition itself received hundred of visitors over the 10 day period and numerous positive comments across social media platforms, including a recommendation from Chelsea Clinton. The artist has been interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland, for an STV online feature and for selected photography organisations. Links to all interviews can be found online.
The full series can be viewed at:
www.mhairibellmoodie.com/nevertheless-she-persisted
Please contact the photographer directly to request additional information and high resolution images.
There will also be a collection of sanitary products for Bloody Good Period, a charity collecting items for refugees, asylum seekers and those who can not afford them, for the duration of the exhibition.
Bloody Good Period collection event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/290908741721947
Bloody Good Period collection event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/290908741721947
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