Photography, Black and White

Hunger to be heard

Hunger to be heard

Freedom of Speech - A great irony of our time.

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2003 - Detained refugees in an Australian desert detention facility sew their mouths closed in a hunger strike to protest against apalling treatment and living conditions.

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This is a virtually untouched BW image. No visual effects.

My sister posed with sewing thread adhered with glue, garnished with cover-up, vegemite, honey and tomato sauce.

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Country
Australia
Submitted
2004-03-02
License
Legacy license code: 0

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ARCfest: Human Rights Arts Festival

Images of Intolerance

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Historical comments (21)

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Linda Adzanku

breathtaking!

Mateus Fernandes

Nice, very nice...
Inspiring, very inspiring!
And terrible, very, very, very ironic...

Great job, friend!

Hugs,
Mateus

Amy Megsin

It shoves the presence of hunger and powerty right in your face. Nice job.

B Mukherjee

Biswajit Mukherjee- It shows us -we need to do more to eradicate Hunger-we need to think for Others also in this World

B Mukherjee

It shows us -we need to do more to eradicate Hunger-we need to think for Others also in this World. Excellent Photograph

X

It touches...hope it does so to the people in authority too!
Why do most of us seem to turn blind when entrusted with power, responsibility and authority?

Nicole Depoorter

This photo is incredible. I am blown away by its simplicity and power. Amazing job!

Jarra McGrath

Thankyou so much everyone! :D Thanks for your wonderful comments! I am so glad you were able to take something from this image! It means a lot to me and it is comforting to feel you share in the empathy.

Shahrul Izwan Bin Naser

er... it make me really....realized that we still need to find peace!!!

Laurie Lau

This picture expresses the need to be heard. To me, it tells a story about a girl who has no one to turn to because no one would listen. She feels emptiness that would refuse to fill in. By threads covering her mouth, it shows that she's not allowed to speak her mind maybe because of her race or gender. It shows that it seems as if no one cares and she's all by herself with no one to guide her along the way.

Emily Law

At first glance, I would think "Gross, are those stitches real?" But then I look carefully and realize the true meaning of your beautiful photograph. It is not important whether the stitches are real are not. I believe that there is a lot more meaning to your artwork. It is about the freedom of speech, her lips are sealed and unable to express herself. I like the way you used the dark colours, which sets the mood to a dark and unhappy feeling. I like the way the title fits perfectly with your picture, the hunger to be heard. Not everybody in the world has the right to speak their mind, sometimes even if they have the right, nobody will listen. It is unfortunate that some very intelligent or brilliant ideas are not heard either because someone will not speak up or nobody wants to listen. The person in this picture looks lonely, depressed. Even though you cannot see her face, it is as if the girl has alot on her mind that she wants to say but just cannot express herself. Your idea is also very creative and original. I would love to know where you came up with it. Your picture shows reality, it is true that alot of people in the world cannot speak their minds. The person in your picture can mean many different things. She could be abused, a victim of a bully, or maybe an unfortunate citizen in a government controlled dominant country, where she has no right to make decisions. Whatever it may be, she craves to be heard. It is important that ideas and opinions are heard because they could mean alot to the speaker and can affect many things. Now my mind has changed about your picture. After looking carefully and thinking hard about your photo, it clearly shows the meaning of it. Overall, I love what you have created:) Keep up the great work!

Allison Ross

this sais so many things to so many different people! totally amazing work.

Michael S. Ghaly

good.. but so sad...

trefaytanhaei

dont be surprise we created it

Megan Lee

This photo reminded me to be thankful that where I live, we have freedom of speech, and that we should feel very grateful for it, because not everyone in this world has the oppurtunities that we do, which we often take for granted. Nice job.

Bryan Bartels

Simply good stuff...

NATHALIE GHIONI.com

Very impressive!!

fiona welding

This piece of artwork is remarkable, Jarra. I'm impressed with the way you have chosen to interpret a real life protest into art to express your own attitude towards a corrupt government.
Also, the photo itself is skillfully taken. I admire the lighting. The way your sister's eyes are incased in shadow brings out a dark, somber mood.
Well done, I'm sure this photo won't fail to impress anyone!

whitney alao

I like it. Well done.

dreamscoper

you have a way with pictures and expression... "we scream to avoid suffering in silence" one of the best pictures i have ever seen against oppression and the desire to be heard

Dominique Zaratan

brilliant

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