You Heard Us

The Team:

Stockton Photographer - Jade Sweeting

Bradford Photographer - Nudrat Afza

Deptford Photographer - Jemima Yong

Cambridge Photographer - Camilla Greenwell

Graphic Designer - Sally Poore

Carpenter - Tim Parker

Original Concept - Luca Rutherford

Where:

Stockton: Nov 2021 - continued

Deptford: Feb 2022 - continued

Bradford: March 2022 - continued

Cambridge: April 2022 - continued

is a public photography project celebrating women taking up public space.

What:

You Heard Us is a public art project. In 2022 I collaborated with 51 local women and 4 local photographers across the four localities: Stockton, Bradford, Cambridge and Deptford (London).

A portrait of each participant was taken by a local photographer and graphically designed with the words of each participant. There was also QR codes linked to an audio recording of each woman, either telling a story, reciting a poem or a music video.

This iteration of You Heard Us was made in partnership with ARC Stockton, SIRF, The Albany, Theatre in the Mill and Cambridge Junction. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

How:

We have connected with each participant through a process of nomination. I asked local ambassadors to nominate brilliant women in their area that they feel should be honoured.

We take portraits of each participants in a scenario in which they feel powerful. These photographs are put through a computer program which blows the image up to a large scale. This happens by pixellating the image into hundreds/thundres of A4/A3 sheets. I then plaster these sheets onto billboards constructed by the team that fit on the side of public buildings. Due to council permissions Stockton has a different method. Each portraits has been graphically designed as a vinyl. These have been installed in empty shop windows.

Bradford

Made in collaboration with Asma, Bal, Dionne, Jenny, Malala, Laura, Lindsay, Lua, Rachael, Saima, Sharena, Sharleen, Sheena, Sobia, Sonia, Sonia K, Surinder, Vanessa.

Deptford

Made in collaboration with Dahlia, Sofia, Vicky, Gloria M, Chiquita, Ines, Olivia, Gloria G, Rosaline, Moira, Pauline, Christine, Wozzy, Carmen and Roisin.