Abdullrhman Hassona and Cafe Laziz Celebration: 15 June 12pm–2pm at World of Glass Socially engaged photographer Abdullrhman Hassona and members of Cafe Laziz have collaborated to show the diverse culture of St Helens through portraits of people with different immigration and residence statuses. Each image is an introduction to a resident of St Helens and the stories that make a town feel rich with history and experience. This exhibition is about the places where people pass time, pass on knowledge and practice skills while waiting for the documents and decisions that will change their lives. These can appear at any time and will radically influence each person's relationship to place. Every day and every building has the potential to be monumental but until then, every day and every building is a waiting room.
The photographs represent people from 13 countries and feature messages in 8 different languages.
Abdullrhman Hassona is an Egyptian visual artist based in St. Helens. A mixed-media social documentarian and educator, he is passionate about capturing people's stories and representing diverse cultures through photography and film.
Waiting Rooms is part of Photo Here, a programme of socially engaged photographic residencies and exhibitions commissioned by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as part of this year’s Cultural Events Programme. Developed by Open Eye Gallery in collaboration with each of six local authorities: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
Image by Abdullrhman Hassona