A Child from Everywhere
Photographs by Caroline Irby
7 May - 30 August 2010
Photographer Caroline Irby spent one year tracking down a child born in every country in the world (now living in the UK), then photographed and interviewed each one.
Nadine from Egypt, A Child from Everywhere © Caroline Irby (click image for larger version)
Irby found children from 185 of the world's 192 nations and asked each to tell their story in their own words. The children's unique accounts of leaving their countries of origin, their hopes for a new life in the UK and their observations of cultural differences, provide a thought-provoking and often humorous insight into the effects of globalisation.
A selection of Irby's visually and emotionally engaging photographs will be on display alongside a series of short films the artist made for Channel 4, which features a number of interviews with the children.
Supported by:
Trust - The Investment Trust Magazine from Baillie Gifford
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
QBE
First Thursdays: Caroline Irby
Thursday 6 May, 18.00-21.00
ADULTS
Preview evening for A Child from Everywhere, a selection of 14 images from Caroline Irby's groundbreaking series of photographs depicting one child born in 185 of each of the world's 192 countries.
Black Dog Publishing - A Child from Everywhere
"A Child from Everywhere is a colourful collection of photographs and interviews from the photographer Caroline Irby on children who have migrated to the UK from 185 different countries of the world. Published in association with Oxfam, with proceeds being donated to Oxfam in support of their children's aid programmes."
View 'Black Dog Publishing - A Child from Everywhere' website
