This widely acclaimed and toured exhibition of photographs comes to South Wales - to the Workers Gallery.
Opens Sunday 1st June 10am - 4pm, then Saturdays 10am - 5pm and to pre-booked appointments. Contact the gallery to book a visit.
Outsiders is a documentary photography project by Marc Davenant which aimed to capture a snapshot of homelessness in modern Britain over a six year period. The project was done in partnership with the charity Shelter and included environmental portraiture together with personal testimony from participants. It was a national project covering locations in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Brighton, Kent, Hertfordshire and Norwich.
“Though the images are beautiful, shot in black and white, they are intentionally provocative, sometimes haunting, and shockingly revealing of how people in marginalised communities are treated and expected to live” Creative Boom
“There’s a timeless feel to the pictures which echo Nick Hedges’ images of the housing crisis in the late 1960s and early ’70s taken for the Birmingham Housing Trust and for Shelter National Campaign for the Homeless” Amateur Photographer
“Looking at Marc Davenant’s portraits of homeless people living in the UK isn’t easy, but that’s the point. His stark black & white images might look like they were shot in the 1970s or 80s, but they depict the living conditions many are enduring right now. From London to Manchester and Glasgow, this project documents what it is like not to have a bedroom, a kitchen or a toilet -things that many of us take for granted” Black & White Photography Magazine
“The book is the result of six years working with those experiencing homelessness, building their trust and gaining their consent to be part of his project. The photographs are arresting, challenging cognitive fatigue about a social issue that is tangibly present on the streets of our cities” Irish Times
“These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain’s streets” Big Issue