‘Excision' explores the cultural practice of FGM/C (female genital mutilation/cutting) in Senegal and a new change in perspective leading to an end of the practice in various parts of the country. The project includes images taken in Dakar as well as the Casamance region, where the social norm of FGM/C is slowly being abandoned. The project captures the complexities of the women's environment through a simplistic use of light and colour, attempting to focus on the strength the women possess in their femininity but also the complex social structures that confront the women when engaging with the subject.
Alicia Field www.aliciafieldphotography.com Email: field.alicia@yahoo.co.uk Tel: +44(0)7952467248 Experience: May-June 2014 Reading Refugee Support Group (RRSG), Project Co-ordinator and Curator Developed and produced exhibition for RRSG to celebrate Refugee Week In conjunction with the exhibition I ran two workshops for refugee families and local families about photography and around the subject of ‘Home’. This involved both a practical workshop and an editing workshop where we developed how the exhibition would come together May 2011-Present Berkshire Media Group, Senior Photographer Experience includes: Meeting the deadlines of Berkshire Media Group publications, the Reading Chronicle, Newbury Chronicle, Bracknell News, Slough Observer and Royal Borough Observer Keeping to a tight and busy schedule on a daily basis Having the ability to adapt the style of photography in different situations, depending on the demands of each paper Writing features on chosen subjects for different publications - Editing my images on a daily basis using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop May 2012, November 2013 Orchid Project, Freelance Photographer/Videographer Photographer on the ‘Education without Cutting’ tour 2012, an awareness-raising tour of Senegal by hip-hop star Sister Fa supported by Orchid Project Photographer and Videographer for Orchid Project in 2013 for tour back to the Casamance region of Senegal Documented...
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