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Maria is here to...

?The sign of gender is the lexical symbol of an oppressed sign.? Rome, outskirts, 3rd october 2006: Following the idea of the previous quotation, the photo shown is deeply connected with power and poverty. We are at a friend's place in the district of Garbatella and after dinner Giulio, a young tr

Hands of Time

this image is the starting point for a series of images exploring the idea of the "hands of time" and the effects this has had on the female form, i find it intresting that although her body is so week and frial she is still so fiesty and full of spirit.

Grown up too fast..

Louisa (on the right) is a 12 year old girl from Mozambique, but despite her young age, she is the full time carer of her younger siblings because they have lost both their parents to the AIDS virus. She is an example of an increasing number of young girls who are forced to grow up very quickly, as

The Gogo's

Sisiwe Makabalo is a 68 year old grandmother from South Africa, but despite her age and low income, she is the full time carer of her grandchildren, because the AIDS virus has taken away their parents. This is the situation in tens of thousands of homes across South Africa, and although there has be

The Gogo's

Joyce Williams is a 62 year old grandmother from South Africa, but despite her age and low income, she is the full time carer of her grandchildren, because the AIDS virus has taken away their parents. This is the situation in tens of thousands of homes across South Africa, and although there has bee

The Gogo's

Susan is an 85 year old grandmother from South Africa who works to support her grandson Lilhe after he lost both his parents to the AIDS virus. This is the situation in tens of thousands of homes across South Africa, and although there has been a lot of media attention on AIDS orphans, very little h

Underclass

This image belongs to a series documenting the Underclass of my local town and surrounding area in West Yorkshire. The Underclass is a social status below Working class and closer to homeless, it is designed for people who are unable to get jobs, suitable housing or living conditions, and can only e

The ominous wife

Role reversal of the stereotypical husband and wife scenario based on the painting American Gothic, reflecting Power Vs Gender

red hair, pregnant

Portrait of a pregnant women

from the serie "converts"

This image is from a series of photographs that depict the daily life of two Latino woman who came to England to study. Both met muslim men and converted to Islam. Their loneliness as immigrants and the changes they have made to their lives complicate their integration into UK society.

Haley and Jon

This was Haloween, but the interesting thing to me is the dynamic between faces... the costume has some shock value, but the look on Haley's face, she's the one in control.

Anonymous Victim

Womens Aid have found that 1 in 4 women in the UK could be victims of domestic violence in their lifetime.

Exploited?

This photo was taken for my work of showing how women are being taken from their home countries and are being exploited here in the UK for money.

Private ALIENation

Women have no voice. They are excluded from the decision-making process, not just within the family. These ?outsider? women cut out a parallel life living in their little things, in their daily private life, in their house that sometimes becomes the only world where can set their dreams free and fin

French hunter

in search of power, the hunter kill his supériors : ANIMALS.

Current collaborations

The Visible

The Visible is Ctrl.Alt.Shift’s voice on campus. A vibrant network of student activists across the UK, they act, stand up, and campaign creatively to call for an end to global poverty...

Previous collaborations

Comica

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, will launch this November as part of the annual COMICA Festival with an exhibition of political comic work to coincide with the release of our new comic book...

Sadlers Wells

We are pleased to announce The English National Ballet School as the winning entry for the Ctrl.Alt.Shift Dance Competition.The five-minute piece was entered by George Williamson, who choreographed...

Baltic

Ctrl.Alt.Shift is teaming up with BALTIC for an exhibition around Conflict: War and Peace. Fifteen students will be mentored by the likes of Matthew Stone, T-Magic and Benjamin Wachenje with an...

Film Competition

Congratulations to Alexandra Monro + Sheila Menon who won the People's Choice Vote with their entry 'No Way Through'.