An exhibition bringing together a series of innovative socially engaged projects reflecting the intimate stories of care, relationships and resilience within our community.
‘Care’ and ‘community’ have become buzzwords in recent years, but the projects included in An Ecology of Care exhibition attempt to highlight the genuine power of collective discussion and action from those with lived experiences in relation to health and social care.
Photographer Tadhg Devlin presents two collaborative projects Bound/Frayed and From Across the Kitchen Table (Who is the Community?).
Bound/Frayed is a project which reflects a year-long project between Tadhg Devlin and a number of staff and people supported by the social care charity, Community Integrated Care.
Together they have been co-authoring images which represent the experience of working in the care sector in some of the most challenging moments, whilst also celebrating the everyday work to support people who access social care, which is often hidden from the public. These powerful portraits capture an important moment of resilience in our society, made during equally challenging times.
Community Integrated Care’s John Hughes, reflects “Tadgh’s work powerfully brings to life the crisis that engulfed the social care sector during the pandemic – creatively reflecting the thoughts, feelings and experiences of this moment of history.
His work also makes visible the incredible passion, skill and impact of people who deliver social care. We hope it helps to reframe an understanding of the pandemic and the importance of the care sector.”