Shifting Perspectives

By Richard Bailey

Sarah Gordy is an actress who has played characters in television, radio and stage plays. Sarah transcends type casting in so many ways creating characters who are original and exceptional. Her body of work goes far beyond playing 'characters who have Downs Syndrome' and her wit and charm, plus a determination to get it right however complex the language is, make her a performer who can make the audience believe she is whoever she says she is. I would work with Sarah any time."

Lisa Evans, Playwright

Having heard about Sarah’s versatility as an actress I approached Sarah to collaborate with me in reconstructing Vermeer’s encounters with his sitters. Sarah’s grace, charm and character were perfect to emulate Vermeer’s elegant studies; with a modern twist.

Vermeer’s images with their soft and graceful tones, subtle shadows and careful light show how significant lighting is to a strong image. Some people say that a Vermeer work shouts in soft shadows.

This description could also be applied to Sarah, in that by carrying herself so well and by speaking so eloquently she is able to show ‘the public’ that people with Down’s syndrome are so much more than an outdated stereotype.

By being herself she is making a very loud statement.

‘Within the history of western art, the door stands for an image of both physical and metaphysical transformation and the space of the doorway takes on a character of "in-betweenness" and functions as a subliminal invitation to participate in the narrative which unfolds within the depicted image.’

I liked the idea of Sarah as an actress being able to change herself, to walk through the door in the picture and to become another person, another character in her work, but also on another level, as a young lady with Down’s syndrome to change people’s views of her and her abilities.

From the starting point of ‘A Maid Asleep’, we carried on to some of the other Vermeer paintings where we had a bit of fun recreating some beautiful scenes.

Richard Bailey

By Fiona Yaron Field

I watch my daughter and her close friends forging their identities, aspiring to the same images of beauty, of love, of popularity as their typically developing peers. These photographs celebrate their emerging strong sense of self.

‘Becoming’ - Fiona Yaron-Field

By Richard Bailey

WorkFit is a tailored service dedicated to training employers about the Down’s syndrome learning profile, whilst finding the right employment opportunities, for the right people.

The DSA want to move away from the concept of ‘giving people something to do’ to an approach which progresses employees towards new outcomes, through training, confidence building and skills development.

Paid work may not be right for everyone, but an employment solution might include; Work Experience, Voluntary Work, Apprenticeships and/or Paid work.

Over 80% of the DSA’s members who have Down’s syndrome are unemployed, yet over 80% of them want to work.

Richard has been the curator of the Shifting Perspectives exhibition since 2005 taking it to over 40 different venues in many different countries.

By Kayte Brimacombe

Gabriel was born at home after a rapid labour on 6th December 1995. We were so overwhelmed and excited by his arrival that we dismissed as routine the midwife’s suggestion that he may have Down syndrome. After our first magical night with him we followed advice and took him to hospital. He was officially diagnosed. We were devastated but there was more news to come, we were told Gabriel also had a heart defect (as do 40% of children with Down syndrome). The brutal fact that his life was at risk helped us to put his learning disability into perspective. Down syndrome no longer seemed such a big deal. Gabriel had open heart surgery at 3 months and although it was a traumatic experience for us all, he soon recovered. In the following months Gabriel seemed to be developing well for a baby with Down syndrome. He passed all his early milestones sitting up, crawling and then walking within 18 months. I remember feeling full of pride when a paediatrician remarked that he was the brightest infant with Down syndrome he had ever seen. I took Gabriel to our local baby groups and he seemed to enjoy the other children. He laughed readily and took to Makaton signing (often used as a stop-gap when speech is delayed) with ease. He breast-fed ferociously and would ask for more. Words were starting to come, I have him on video saying Mama and Dada asking for his favourite toys. Gabriel loved music and he would request his favourite songs imitating all the actions. He would wave goodbye and blow me a kiss. Life with Gabriel was fun and his future looked bright.

Sometime after his 2nd birthday things started to change. We noticed his eye contact dropped off and he developed obsessive rituals. Gabriel’s development started to plateau then regressed. He became terrified of places he had previously enjoyed such as supermarkets and swimming pools. He seemed to be slipping away from us into a frightening place. He started to bang his head so severely that we had to get him a cycle helmet. His sleep pattern changed and he now needed only a few hours sleep. He restricted his diet down to a few foods and developed an elaborate ritual around how he would eat. We had no idea what was going on but when hearing tests showed there to be a significant hearing loss (common in children with Down syndrome) we assumed that was the cause of his behaviour. We tried everything from hearing aids to cranial osteopathy. Just before he turned 3 Gabriel started mainstream nursery part-time but the lack of structure was to prove to be a huge problem for him. When left alone he would flap his hands and climb the furniture. At home he just wanted to watch the same videos over and over. We could still engage him with rough and tumble play and familiar songs but other than that he preferred to be left alone. It became apparent that Gabriel was developing quite differently from his friends with Down syndrome and we began to feel increasingly isolated from our local Down syndrome community. We knew nothing about autism and the professionals involved kept their concerns quiet.

We were desperate to find out what was going on for Gabriel and eventually came across some information about dual diagnosis on the internet. As I read Joan Medlen’s article ‘More than Down Syndrome’ in the September 1999 issue of ‘Disability Solutions’ I realised Gabriel could also have autism. He was finally diagnosed with autism at 4 years 9 months. Whilst we had been pushing for him to be assessed we were still hoping that there was some other explanation for his behaviour so we were once again devastated to have our fears confirmed. By now he had a little sister, Grace. Gabriel was attending a special school for children with moderate learning disabilities and it was clear that the staff did not know what to do with him. They described him as ‘unteachable’ and asked us to find another school. It became apparent that autism was his primary disability and we needed to gear his education around that. Good educational provision for children with autism is scarce and we were preparing to home school Gabriel when he was offered a place at Treehouse, the first special school for children with autism in the UK where the principles of ABA (Applied Behavioural Analysis) are applied.

Update May 2009

Gabriel is now 13 and still attends Treehouse. Initially he seemed to respond well but even maintaining what he learned has proved a struggle and at times elusive. Despite skilled and dedicated teachers he has made little progress. His communication skills are far less developed than when he was 2 years old. He remains non-verbal although he can use a sign for ‘yes, more, help’ and a card for ‘No’ which he carries on his waistband.

He now has another little sister, Lily, who is 4. His teenage years are proving to be the most turbulent for the whole family. Gabriel has a further diagnosis of ADHD for which he is on medication. He has no sense of danger and has to be watched constantly. He still needs less sleep than us. His self-help skills are severely delayed and we are still working on toilet training, eating and dressing. When Gabriel turned 12 his long-standing tendency to hit his head changed into quite extreme self-injurious behaviour. His moods can change dramatically from one minute to the next. At school he is frequently restrained for his own safety and at home we often have to use a soft-helmet to prevent tissue damage. Reducing his challenging behaviour has become our main priority. We are in a long-standing battle with our local authority for appropriate overnight respite to support the whole family. We are told he could go to residential school (at vast expense to the LEA) but that is not what we want, we just need more support to enable us to carry on caring for him at home. There was a time when Gabriel’s autism seemed like the enemy, now it seems as though social services are.

I no longer think about wanting my little boy with ‘just’ Down syndrome back. I am now focussing on how I can make sure that each day brings him some joy, that he has the best possible quality of life. He still loves water: be it splashing in the shower or going swimming. He enjoys horse riding and swinging on his swing with his sisters. He loves to cuddle up and read his favourite books with us and dance to music. Above all I want him to stay with his family where he belongs. My journey with Gabriel has brought me to a place of acceptance I could never have imagined. For all Gabriel’s complex challenges I only have to see his enormous smile each morning to be reminded to live in the moment as he does. When Gabriel does learn something new, such as pulling on his socks, as he did this year, I am moved to tears. Gabriel has given me the opportunity to discover what it really means to love unconditionally. I will continue to do all I can to be the best advocate for my son. I offer these images as a tribute to the person who has taught me more than anyone else in my life, my very special son.

Kayte Brimacombe

Autism is a neurobehavioural disorder of the brain which is estimated to occur in 6% of children with Down syndrome (this is higher than in the general population). Until recently it was thought that the two conditions could not co-exist.

The Down Syndrome Association recently set up an e-group to offer support and advice to families of individuals with dual diagnosis. To subscribe go to LISTSERV@listserv.down-syndrome.net with SUBSCRIBE DS-AUTISM-UK in the body of the message

The challenging behaviour foundation offer support and advice to families of children or adults with severe learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.

www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk

By Richard Bailey

There are one to two children, on average, born with Down’s syndrome everyday in England alone.

The beautiful faces that you see before you are represent the above statistic, but are also there to show how different from one another these children actually are.

Whether we like it or not there is a stereotype of Down’s syndrome, which is conjured up in our minds as soon as these words are mentioned.

‘Our lot’, the faces that you see before you, will not conform to this stereotype.

These children have not been put into a corner and forgotten about.

When our daughter Billie-Jo was born we believed that she belonged to everyone, just as we believe that as soon as any child is born he or she immediately ‘belongs’ to everyone.

That child has parents, maybe brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, cousins, grandparents and friends.

Each person is related to that child by just being around them.

The way that they respond and interact will have an enormous effect not only on the child, but also on those people around who love that child.

Some of these children may have been a ‘bit of a surprise’ for their parents, but all are now enveloped in the love of their families.

As they grow up their parents know that they may not win Wimbledon or play for Manchester United, they may not become a Doctor or a solicitor, but they will achieve any amount of goals and overcome any amount of obstacles as they go through life.

Like any other parents with any other child we will be watching and helping these children through every step of their lives and like any other parents we will get as much fun and enjoyment from watching those steps get bigger and bigger.

These photographs are a celebration of the individuality, enthusiasm and character of our children.

Richard Bailey

Black and White portraits by Fiona Yaron-Field

By Kayte Brimacombe

It is a commonly held misconception that all children and adults with Down syndrome are friendly, affectionate and outgoing. For a significant minority the opposite is true. As many as one in ten are additionally diagnosed with autism and the impact on them and their carers has been largely unreported.

People with autism have difficulty with social interaction, social communication and social imagination and often have sensory sensitivities.

They may find it difficult to make eye contact, have little interest in other people or show aggressive or challenging behaviours.

Changes in routine can cause significant distress. They often have restricted interests and obsessions and particular attachment to certain objects. There may be odd body movements, rocking, flapping or making sounds repeatedly. Communication is a huge challenge. Appropriate provision for people with a dual diagnosis is likely to differ significantly from those with Down syndrome alone.

Individuals with autism experience the world as a confusing and often overwhelming place and many need to retreat into their own 'space'. The 10 children and adults I have photographed all have a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism. The images are accompanied by text written by their parents describing how they came to be diagnosed and how their autism affects them.

Kayte Brimacombe March 2011

By Richard Bailey

“Surprisingly there are still a number of myths to be dispelled about Down’s syndrome and even now I am still asked the question: ‘Does Down’s syndrome exist in every race’?”

The answer is: it doesn’t matter what part of the world you live in, what religion you are, what your culture dictates, or what race you are; having a child with Down’s syndrome is just pure chance.

There can be no way of predicting whether a person is more or less likely to make an egg or sperm with 24 chromosomes, so we know that no one is to ‘blame’. Nothing done before or during pregnancy can ‘cause’ Down’s syndrome.

For every 1,000 babies born in the UK, one will have Down’s syndrome and there are about 600 babies with Down’s syndrome born in the UK each year. (This is even taking into account the fact that 95% of pregnant women who are tested and told they are carrying a child with Down’s syndrome will terminate the pregnancy)

It is estimated that there are around 60,000 people with Down’s syndrome living in the UK.

Down’s syndrome affects people of all ages, races, religions and economic situations and in all countries throughout the world and all that really matters is how those people react and adapt to the change in their lives.

When our daughter Billie-Jo was born, I have to admit that I had no idea how we were ever going to live with her.

We suddenly had this child that was ‘different’ and definitely not what we had expected. Thirteen years on and we now have this wonderfully funny, clever and beautiful daughter, with an infectious laugh, a wealth of friends and an ability to charm people wherever she goes.

Now, I have no idea how I could ever live without her.

Richard Bailey

By Richard Bailey

When our daughter Billie-Jo was born, many images entered my mind, not least the people with Down’s syndrome I had met whilst working at the local ‘Cheshire’s home’ as a young boy.

I instinctively knew that Billie-Jo wasn’t destined for the same route through life, but wondered what opportunities would be available to her. From meeting so many children through the ‘365 project’, I was made aware that, like any aspect of life, the children I had met showed a wide range of abilities and disabilities.

Some of the children I met may not find mainstream education suitable for their needs and will probably not become film actors or chefs or dancers, but that’s not to say that they won’t lead fulfilling lives and with the right guidance and expectations, reach their full potential.

These images show that people with Down’s syndrome are no longer expected to spend their days ‘languishing’ in a care home, but ARE expected to attempt the kind of things that ‘we’ all take for granted.

There is no reason why they shouldn’t get married, there is no reason why they shouldn’t attend mainstream school and go onto further education, there is no reason why they shouldn’t go on to gain some kind of employment.

There is no reason why they shouldn’t live happy and full lives surrounded by the people who love them. The images and those people that I saw on rare occasions in public, twenty and thirty years ago, are being replaced by confident young adults.

The more we show this, the more accepting ‘society’ will become, the more opportunities will become available and the future can only get brighter for the next generation of children with Down’s syndrome.

Richard Bailey

By Richard Bailey

The aim of DSActive is to provide children and young adults with Down’s syndrome (DS) a fair opportunity to get involved in sports, the emphasis being placed on the nation’s favourite sport, football. The programme was formed in 2006 and has continued to grow ever since. There are now 13 football clubs running DSActive teams.

People with DS enjoy football like their peers and want the same opportunities to play. It is however, often more difficult for individuals with DS to partake in sport and exercise than able-bodied people as a result of the condition which also has physical characteristics. This often leaves players with DS without the chance to be an equal participating player.

The DSActive programme set out, and has succeeded in offering these individuals a chance to participate in football at a level in which they are comfortable, hugely increasing the satisfaction from sport of the participants and their parents alike. The programme has offered football to many individuals who previously had limited sporting options.

Richard Bailey

By Aviv Yaron

Photography, to me, is about ritualizing ways of seeing. The subject matter of my work is self observation through snapshots of day to day existence. As such, my images become documents to authentic responses – a visual diary.

For me, the ‘decisive moment’ marks both a spiritual and psychological peaks. It records a state of presence which either resonates with, or reflects upon, an inner state of being.

My editorial choices and the form I construct when exhibiting my work, are motivated by the wish to explore myself through juxtaposing seemingly unrelated fragments of time and place. Thus, moving away from the stillness of the single frame, and the singular context it suggests.

‘Shifting Perspectives’ consists of 42 images organized as a grid and mounted onto Aluminium plates, floating about the surface of the wall.

Aviv Yaron

By Richard Bailey

In early 2007 I photographed Paul Noble, who is ‘Mr January’, for a nationwide campaign to highlight the fact that many people with Down's syndrome are able and willing to work, but the opportunities for them to work are not being made available.

Many young adults with Down's syndrome enter into a kind of limbo after leaving college or training programmes, as they are finding it difficult to find any kind of employment and days that were once full become empty. The campaign got me wondering how young adults with Down's syndrome see themselves, what they like and dislike, what they would like to be or indeed what they are. I had some great responses and met some fabulous individuals. Simon Beresford, ‘Mr April’, ran the London Marathon in 2007 and was celebrating his 40th birthday by running the Berlin 2007 marathon!

Joe, 'Mr December’, was very skilled and was great fun showing everybody his magic tricks during the photo shoot. Some of the group put down simple things that they enjoyed, ranging from reading and painting, to their favourite football team or walking the dog. My favourites though are Karen who likes ironing and swearing, Bethan who likes going to the cinema with her friend Kitty and Tom who ‘likes being me’.

In photographing 365 children for the DS2005 calendar I hoped to show that although children with Down's syndrome shared similar characteristics, they all had their own characters and individuality, often looking more like their parents than each other.

People with Down's syndrome are often grouped together as a whole, as though they all behave in a specific ways, (‘they’re always happy aren’t they!’), as though they all have the same abilities or disability. Like anything in life, from the way one person plays football to the next, from the way one person views their religion to the next, to how fast someone can read a book and so on, everybody varies in his or her abilities and thoughts...............and so it is with an individual who has Down's syndrome.

This series of images hopefully does the same thing as the previous sets, in that we can immediately see the visual differences between each individual, but more importantly we can see the different characters coming out in the way that they see themselves. Above all we should see the individual, not the condition.

Richard Bailey

By Emer Gillespie

Working with her daughter, Laoisha, Emer Gillespie shares control of the camera with her, by introducing role-play and ‘art direction’ on a one to one basis.

‘Photography for beginners’ is a playful exploration of double portraits taken of each other, by swopping positions and reversing roles.

Exploring Laoisha’s visual language, the work addresses the issues of authorship and autonomy.

Since graduating with an honours degree in Textile Fine Art from Cluain Mhuire College of Art in Galway, Ireland, Emer completed a postgraduate photography course at Central Saint Martins College of Art in London. She is currently attending the part-time Photography MA at the London College of Communication.

Emer Gillespie

By Emer Gillespie

A few days after Laoisha was born I was given a book about Down’s syndrome. Her father and I were stuck in hospital for 6 days, waiting on blood tests and this book was to become our main source of information on a condition we knew nothing about, and which at the time, we weren’t even sure that our daughter had.

We began to read the section on physical signs, comparing them to our new-born daughter, our Laoisha.

We read about the ‘epicanthic fold’, which she had, we read about the excess skin on the back of her neck, which she also had.

We inspected her feet for the crease, her toes for the ‘sandal toe’ and her hands for the crease across her palm.

Not all, but some of the signs were there, including the not so visible signs……two holes in her heart.

The book laid out these details in clinical bullet points, it was an impersonal tool to identify the signs, but it did play a key part in helping us understand what Down’s syndrome was.

From reading the book we knew deep down, even before the blood tests confirmed it, that our beautiful daughter Laoisha had Down’s syndrome.

We took Laoisha home and the book was put on the shelf and forgotten about, until just recently.

As a photographer I wanted to explore how the book had depicted Down’s syndrome, to look at how it had taken each physical element and shown these elements in a somewhat cold and medical style.

The approach the book had taken was very clinical, I wanted to break down this approach, to take their ‘bullet points’ and to reveal my daughter Laoisha, a very beautiful and happy little girl.

Nine years on from our time in the hospital and the book is again on the shelf gathering dust, whilst Laoisha…….. is a million other things besides being a child with Down’s syndrome.

Emer Gillespie

By Eva Snoijink

I have seen, photographed, experienced and hugged 101 children with Down Syndrome. All so special and sweet. With parents like you and I, parents that initially may have said “ this is too much for me” or “I don’t want this”, a baby with Down. And now after ups and downs, and often down-heartedness they sit here on my sofa enjoying their child so fully. How very little difference there is between a child with Down Syndrome and any other child.

How often do I hear “If I’d known this beforehand I wouldn’t have worried so much”. All parents told me that they received more and they could give more love than they ever imagined possible. It seems that being present, enjoying the here and now, is a special gift that comes with Down. Of course there is a Down side as well. But since that aspect is already so widely talked about, I opted to show the human aspect, the “upside” and this resulted in a book of 101 portraits of children with Down Syndrome.

This book shows the children as they really are, their radiant, true self. And the quotes share a piece of parents’ reality with you. Some of these children have been very ill too, they’ve had serious operations and have been hospitalised more than once. It is not a selection of the “best” children, it’s what’s real. If the book can help to make important decisions after receiving results of pre-natal testing, or if it only provokes some discussion around the topic then I am pleased.

We all have expectations of what life should be like; based on prejudiced ideas, often far removed from reality. I am guilty of that too, and I think that’s why these children have moved me to such an extent.

Eva Snoijink, Haarlem (1974)

By Fiona Bailey

Fiona's work is an intimate glimpse into the life of her daughter Billie-Jo and takes the form of small-scale prints combined to form much larger bodies of work.

From Fiona’s position as mother and photographer she is following a contemporary trend in photography where the practitioner is no longer purely an objective observer, but is personally involved with their subject matter.

We see the images from the mother’s eye and the love and joy is there for all to see. There are still many places in the world where children with disabilities are uncared for and unloved, where parents and carers will say they don't care, where children with a disability are seen as a constant embarrassment.

In the lightness of these photographs, it is not despair that lurks, but rather possibilities, hope for the future, a place of expectation, which shines through.

As Bailey herself says in the work and to her daughter: ‘I do care…..That you do your best and enjoy life!’

Fiona has a BA Hons Degree in Photography, is married with three children and lives and works in London.

By Fiona Yaron-Field

It seems strange to state the obvious that we all desire to love and be loved. That each relationship is unique to the two people who come together to create it. People with Down’s syndrome are no different. Often though, the opportunities to create these bonds and the lack of trust from the environment around them, prevents this happening and developing. The couples that I have photographed are all very lucky to have families and communities that facilitate and actively encourage their relationships to blossom.

My work aims to promote discussion about the emotional life of people with Down’s syndrome and to challenge pre-conceived ideas. Stereotypes; which can be either positive or negative, are one-dimensional and dismiss the complexity and depth that people experience both in themselves and in relationship to others.

I would like to thank all the couples in these images who gave their time and let me feel a little bit of their love. Thank you also to Derwen College for my wonderful day there.

Fiona Yaron-Field

By Fiona Yaron-Field

Disclosure is a series of portraits of mothers and their new-born babies. The babies have all been diagnosed with Down’s syndrome.

Women often need to repeat over and over again the stories of birth, all of which are very different and yet also strangely alike. We are compelled both to re-live the trauma and also to share this life changing experience.

For mothers of babies with Downs syndrome there is another life changing moment one when you are told your infants diagnosis.

The telling of this information has a profound effect on the mother’s sense of well being and attitude to her baby.

By Fiona Yaron Field

By Fiona Yaron-Field

With some fifty photographs taken over the first twelve years of her daughter’s life combined with a thoughtful and meditative text, Fiona Yaron-Field conveys her moods and feelings, reactions and impulses as a mother. Her lucid words frame the record of an affectionate and unflinching focus on her relationship with her growing daughter, reflected back through the lens of the camera.

“This is my point of view. I do not intend to speak for other mothers. It is the history I have created and I am aware that there are many different ways to tell this narrative. Each child is different and each child with Down’s syndrome is different. This document is about being ‘Up Close,’ up close to both of us.”

Fiona Yaron Field

By Javier Delgado Esteban

By Lester Magoogan

Lester Magoogan is a young man with a unique perspective on life.

The world and people around him are captured in his simple but evocative line drawings, which bring a smile to the face of all who see them.

To meet Lester, laugh and smile with his drawings, to be imbued with his

contagious love of life and bubbling personality, is an experience not to be missed. Lester is an outstanding young man with many wonderful qualities who offers an inspirational role model to everyone.

He was the first person in this country to receive the ‘Princess Diana Memorial Award’.

Lester also produces short animations featuring his work, which he has shown at film festivals.

Lester’s work is represented and sold through Artrepublic

(Lester has Down’s syndrome.)

Contact:info@lestermagoogan.com

www.lestermagoogan.com

By Marc Rochette

Marc Rochette is a Canadian photographer whose images have been acquired by ArchiveCanada for its permanent collection.

Every year hundreds of thousands of words are written about Down syndrome. A small few are written by people parents or loved ones of a person with Down syndrome. These people understand that life for a person with Down syndrome is much like the life of anyone, fun, hectic, creative, challenging, joyful, frustrating, respected, valued, valuable.

But many more words are written by people who demean and diminish the lives and contributions of people with Down syndrome.

Marc Rochette pictures refute those words, and they do so beautifully. His camera has detailed the stories that those of us who love somebody with Down syndrome are intimately familiar with.

Stories of life, magnified. Marc's lens does not distort, nor is it rose coloured. The stories are told in the simplicity of black and white, but lives he tells us about are rich with colour and tone that those outside the world of Down syndrome rarely suspect. Read the stories of brothers, sisters, caregivers, animal lovers, learners, singers, dreamers, strivers, achievers, people much like you.

Marc Rochette

By Rory Davies

WINNER OF THE FIRST MY PERSPECTIVE

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

Rory has Down’s syndrome

Exhibitions 2005 - 2009

DSA Offices Langdon Down Centre

Knowledge Spa-Truro

London Metropolitan University

Oxo Tower - South Bank, London, 2005

Norwich Arts Centre

Oxo Tower - South Bank, London, 2006

GlaxoSmithKline HQ, London, 2007

Oxo Tower - South Bank, London, 2007

GlaxoSmithKline HQ, London, 2008

Lamplight Arts Centre, Durham

Oxo Tower - South Bank, London, 2008

South Devon College

University of Cardiff

Columbia

Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax

Dublin City University

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Leeds University 2009

Oxo Tower - South Bank, London, 2009

Proud Gallery, Camden, London

Exhibitions 2010 - 2011

Debrecen, Hungary

Hereford Arts Centre

Birmingham Central Library

Hong Kong

Oxo Tower Gallery, South Bank, London, 2010

Pelham House, Lewes

Istanbul, Turkey

Doncaster

Leeds University

Dublin Arts Centre, Dublin, Ohio, USA

Oxo Tower Gallery, South Bank, London, 2011

The Reading Room, Soho, London

Exhibitions 2012- 2014

House of Commons, Westminster, London

Dublin Arts Centre, Dublin, Ohio, USA, 2013

Oxford Cornerstone, Oxford

Leeds University

Oxo Tower gallery, South Bank, London, 2012

Ontario, Canada

Cape Town, South Africa

Sprout Festival, New York, USA

Dublin Arts Centre, Dublin, Ohio, USA, 2014

Watford

Sky Tower, Osaka Japan

Welsh Senedd, Cardiff, Wales

Exhibitions

Tokyo 2013

The Retrospective at thegallery@oxo

Shifting Perspectives Book

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Press Cuttings

DS Calendars 2005 - 2010

Shifting Perspectives Videos

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