Over the past decades there have been dramatic changes to public attitudes around some aspects of men’s violence against women. Yet domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women are still prevalent in Scotland today, especially for groups of women who face other forms of discrimination; women with learning disabilities, women who sell sex, lesbian, bisexual and trans (LBT) and black and minority ethnic women.
In response to this, Zero Tolerance has created a new photography exhibition, Violence Unseen, to explore these types of violence against women that remain unseen and unacknowledged by mainstream society
Over the past decades there have been dramatic changes to public attitudes around some aspects of men’s violence against women. Yet domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women are still prevalent in Scotland today, especially for groups of women who face other forms of discrimination; women with learning disabilities, women who sell sex, lesbian, bisexual and trans (LBT) and black and minority ethnic women.
To create Violence Unseen, Zero Tolerance and award-winning photographer Alicia Bruce have worked with groups and individuals affected by men’s violence to create photographs that explore the types of violence against women that remain unseen and unacknowledged by mainstream society. The photographs shine a light on the types of violence against women that still remain unacceptably hidden and better represent the constellation of women’s lived experiences.
Our exhibition is set to travel all over Scotland in 2019 and we are thrilled to invite people to the exhibition of these photos.
The exhibition will be freely open to the public:
SHETLAND
Auditorium at Mareel, Lerwick, ZE1 0WQ
Launch on 21 Nov at 6pm
22 – 24 Nov, open 10am – 8pm
Sumburgh Airport, Sumburgh, ZE3 9JP
28 Nov – 2 Dec
Open during airport terminal opening hours:
Mon- Fri 6:30am – 8:30pm
Sat 6:30am- 4:30pm
Sun 10am – 8pm
Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary, Hillswick, ZE2 9RW
5-10 Dec
Open 12noon – 5pm
Please phone 01806 503348 before visiting
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
-860.png)
25th November – 2nd December – Dumfries and Galloway College – Dumfries Campus
9th December- TBC – Dumfries and Galloway College – Stranraer Campus
Find out more about the exhibition here.
Please get in touch if you would like to organise an exhibition in your area with Jo Zawadzka on jo.zawadzka@zerotolerance.org.uk. The exhibition is available free of charge, however we would really appreciate contribution towards transport costs and insurance.