Belfast Exposed

Exhibitions

7th Mar - 1st Jun

Our Archive: 40 Years of Belfast Exposed

As part of this year's ongoing celebration of our 40th Anniversary, the Belfast Exposed Archive is taking over Gallery II wi...

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6th Feb - 30th Mar

Navigating Queer Landscapes

We are delighted to be working with the Queer Artist Forum to bring the work of two of its members to Embrace Style, the incl...

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Community

25th Sep - 7th Oct

Young People Behind the Lens

Over the summer, a group of young people from Start 360 explored the cityscape of Belfast. They found new ways to see the...

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21st May - 22nd May

Showing the faces of dementia with Alzheimer’s NI

Ahead of the Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2019 (ASAC19), Belfast Exposed was commissioned by Alzheimer’s NI to w...

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My Shoes Might Fit You

Community

4th Mar 2015 to 7th Mar 2015

About The Exhibition

My Shoes Might Fit You is a photographic exhibition completed by young Roma teenagers living in South Belfast and will be on display during the PICAS International CUltural Conference 2015 .

The exhibition examines the way Roma Culture is often stereotyped in a negative context and the title, an adaption of a Native American proverb, reflects the need for empathy:

"Don't judge a man until you walk two moons in his moccasins."

The exhibition has been developed through a partnership between the Romanian Roma Community Association (RRCA), BELB inclusion and diversity team and the commonwealth games. It was facilitated by Belfast Exposed Community Photography Coordinator Mervyn Smyth.

The exhibition explores four main areas:

Community Culture - showing the backgrounds of this youth and elements of Roma culture
Community Spirit - Inspirational pictures portraying determination and resilience of these young teenagers
Community Faces - Providing profiles of the young people in a variety of settings
Inclusion - Depicting the youth interacting with other Northern Irish teenagers as one community
The exhibition gives a voice to these often voiceless youths and allows people to have a certain insight into the lives and culture of these young Roma teenagers who are part of the increasingly diverse population landscape of Northern Ireland.

The exhibition was shown in Stormont's Long Gallery during December 2013 and in the East Wing Gallery in March 2014.

Partners

Community Partner: BELB Inclusion Unit - facilitated by Mervyn Smyth