Belfast Exposed

Exhibitions

5th Oct - 28th Oct

No Surrender: The Protestants

Belfast Exposed is thrilled to be exhibiting No Surrender: The Protestants, a body of archival work by internationally renown...

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5th Oct - 28th Oct

Not Surrendering

Belfast Exposed presents ‘Not Surrendering’ by Mariusz Śmiejek, an exhibition of images taken from Śmiejek’s forthcom...

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Community

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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4th May - 20th May

Coronation Generation 2023

Bringing together young people from across communities for Coronation GenerationIn April 2023, Belfast Exposed worked wit...

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A door, a picture frame and the number 52

Archive Gallery

6th Apr 2023 to 20th May 2023

About The Exhibition

Built on four years of work with Belfast Exposed, Paul McCabe brings A door, a picture frame and the number 52 to the Studio Gallery, in association with the Healing Through Photography Conference.

Born and based in Belfast, McCabe is a photographer whose practice is a tool to explore his inner thoughts and emotions, combining the use of various symbols that explore his own journey and struggles with mental health.

Having worked with Belfast Exposed for several years to expand his creative practice and develop his photography, McCabe's images provide both himself and the viewer with an insight into the artist’s mind. With passion and creativity, McCabe’s work demonstrates the powerful tool for communication that photography can be. By sharing his story and experiences through art, McCabe hopes to support others with their recovery.


'Suffering trauma as a young boy changed the way I saw the world. Unknowingly to me, I was using art to express how I was feeling at the time, this has been constant in my work since and this project is no different. Using symbolism, I was able to open a door of communication combining talk therapy and photography as tools to break down the walls my trauma had put up' 

Paul McCabe


 

The Artists

Paul McCabe

Events

Exhibition Opening

6th April 2023 | 18:00 | Belfast Exposed

Free

Acknowledgements

Belfast Exposed is supported by Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.