SAFE/NOT SAFE exhibition

SAFE/NOT SAFE, a group photography exhibition featuring the work of 30 women who live and work in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will be exhibited on Feb. 5 at the Interurban Gallery.  UBC School of Nursing graduate Karen LeBeau (BSN ’06) is the curator/project coordinator. 

The project utilized the research method Photo Novella, which is the telling of stories through photographs. Thirty women participated by taking photos of environments that made them feel safe or not safe. Each woman has chosen her best photographs and was asked to discuss issues of safety, recommendations for change to improve safety, how this project has changed their perception of safety, and to share a personal character trait or quality.

Date:  Opening night Feb. 5, 4 – 6 p.m. 
             Runs Feb. 7-12, 12 – 5 p.m.
Place: Interurban Gallery, One Hastings Street