10 Days: Young People's Photographic Project A transatlantic dialogue
21st March 2013 - 7th April 2013

Young people from London and San Francisco work collaboratively to explore identity and the contemporary portrait, through digital photography.

See the work in preparation at:

www.10daysproject.shutterfly.com

This project follows from the recent acquisition of ‘La Soubrette’(Waiting Maid) by Chaïm Soutine. The painting inspired thoughts about society that led to the ‘10 Days Project’. Do we really stop to look closely at the people around us? Who are our communities? Working with young people in London and San Francisco via social media sites and through photographer led workshops, students from Highgate Wood School, London, the 18A Arts Group London, St. Mary’s School, Buckinghamshire and LVCP School, San Francisco all created photographs that documented their lives and their communities over a 10 day period.

The photographs were largely created using mobile phone cameras. Photographic images were shared throughout the project to encourage peer to peer dialogue. The project will form part of a learning resource that will shortly be available to schools across the UK. The exhibition gives a fascinating insight into the lives of young people today, leading to reflections on one’s own understanding of ‘identity’ and ‘community’.