Vice

Woman to Women

A young Spanish woman oberves two older Egyptian women in one of Cairo's poorest neighborhoods from inside a taxi. There is an undeniable social chasm between the woman in the cab and the women on the street, balancing bulging trash bags on their head, one of the them clutching the hand of a littl

a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

it's pure beauty. it's beyond gender. it's not safe .

The Eighth Wonder of the World

This photograph traces the encounter with a female member of the indigenous population in the Philippines, the Ifugao. Their rice terraces are known as 'the Eight Wonder of the World'. Unlike the other Seven Wonders of the World, the rice terraces were built without forced labour. As the country is

Keep out

Gentrification is a loaded term. In front of her brownstone home questions of race, gender and power seem to be colliding. Bedford Stuyvesant, a place long perceived as NewYork City's inner city slum, is now a neighbourhood in transition.

Colleen

This image of my friend Colleen was taken as she prepared for work. Her job as a server at Chicago nightclub helps support her two children.

Curious

All the children jumped onto the back of the car when we arrived. There is so much happiness.

Family testing

It is encouraged by the home-based care staff to get tested for HIV/AIDS together with your partner.

Waiting #2

Justina, also a home-based care worker, waits for the result to appear.

Untitled

The home-based care programme coordinator for the region, Annie Scholz, notes down symptoms.

Rufunsa, Zambia

The local church is used as a temporary clinic by the Home Based Care staff. Here they counsel, do blood tests, administer drugs and sign new people onto the programme.

Waiting

There are usually more women than men waiting to get tested. The HIV/AIDS test is carried out after the person has been counselled. 15 minutes later they receive the result.

Kamwencha, Zambia

My mother works with people affected by HIV/AIDS. This is one of the small villages she travels to.

Street kitandeira 2

African women selling on the streets their goods. Its a common practise in every corner, street, or market in most of the African nations. These are woman?s trying to make money for their day to day and families. They set their business, make their connections to get cheap and sell it with a profit

Street Kitandeiras

African women that sell on the streets their goods. Its a common practise in every corner, street, or market in most of the African nations. These are woman?s trying to make money for their day to day and families. They set their business, make their connections to get cheap and sell it at profit

Control?

This piece raises the question of gender control of sexual relations within modern "Working-Class" Britain. As many women face domestic and sexual abuse within their own homes, who is truely in control of these women and their sexual needs?

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'.