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UK showing of William Daniels exhibition - Martin Jordan went along to the showing of William Daniels exhibition Mauvais Air. Here's what he thought.
Posted: 29th April 2009
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In a clinic in Gerihun, In Sierra Leone’s Pujehun district, Jewad age 3 who has malaria is examined by a physician. Fortunately he has been diagnosed early and will receive ACT.
Photo Credit: William Daniels. |
To highlight World Malaria Day on the 25th April 2009, the Malaria Consortium has launched an exclusive UK showing of William Daniel's exhibition Mauvais Air.
Malaria Consortium are the world’s leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the prevention and treatment of malaria in Africa and Asia.
This stunning collection was shot by multi award winning photographer William Daniels. The photos depict the human impact of malaria across Africa and Asia.
Daniels (31) lives in Paris and his photographs regularly appear in the French press. His work revolves around social issues such as street children in the Philippines and humanitarian concerns such as the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Admission is free to the exhibition which is on the ground floor of the Oxo building at London’s South bank overlooking the Thames.
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| Distribution of free long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to families around Masindi, Uganda Photo Credit: William Daniels. |
As I sipped on the chilled white wine and munched on the delicate canapés, looking at scenes of disease and poverty, I couldn’t help feeling a little uneasy. Malaria is intimately linked with poverty, without wanting to belittle our own economic problems, it did remind me how comparatively well off we still are.
This work shows the environment of the disease and its impact. I wondered how much risk Daniels must have put himself in while capturing these images.
The pictures are dark and bleak; this is about human suffering and the effects of a disease which kills at least a million people annually.
So this exhibition is a far cry from anything you are likely to see on ePHOTOzine, but it is thought provoking, educational and I would urge you to visit.
Gallery@oxo South Bank London SE1 9PH
April 22nd to May 10th
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