I Took Portraits Of Acid Attacks Survivors In India
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Sheroes Hangout, founded in Agra in December 2014, is the first café in India run by acid attack survivors.
Many girls have been attacked when they were teenagers, by relatives because of a family argument, by men whose marriage proposals were rejected, and other reasons. Being a woman in India can be difficult, and even more after such a trauma. Thanks to Sheroes Hangout, they are now able to be independent and make their dreams come true.
The story of these pictures is a personal journey. I went to India doing some research about grassroots charities (I’m a sociology student) and a friend of mine told me about Sheroes Hangout. There is a natural process of the human mind: it gets puzzled when it cannot recognize a face but I wanted to challenge that. I learned Hindi four months before my travel and went specially to Agra for meeting them.
At the first conversation I had with Ritu, I was struggling with my Hindi. She was finishing all my sentences as she knew what I was trying to say and immediately, there was just a heart to heart connection and I just felt I was talking to one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. The images are the result of a relation of friendship I have cultivated during weeks with the girls. My aim was to express this connection in pictures for people to see beyond the scars.
Sheroes Hangout does not receive any funds from the government and all their activities are crowdfunded. If you go see the Taj Mahal, please remember to have a meal with them!
More info: sheroeshangout.com
Being a woman in India can be difficult
Many girls have been attacked with acid when they were teenagers
By relatives because of a family argument, by men whose marriage proposals were rejected, and other reasons
Sheroes Hangout, founded in Agra in December 2014, is the first café in India run by acid attack survivors
The story of these pictures is a personal journey
I went to India doing some research about grassroots charities and a friend of mine told me about Sheroes Hangout
Human mind gets puzzled when it cannot recognize a face but I wanted to challenge that
I learned Hindi four months before my travel and went specially to Agra for meeting them
At the first conversation I had with Ritu, I was struggling with my Hindi
But there was just a heart to heart connection and I just felt I was talking to one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met
The images are the result of a relation of friendship I have cultivated during those weeks with the girls. My aim was to express this connection in pictures for people to see beyond the scars
Thanks to Sheroes Hangout, they are now able to be independent and make their dreams come true
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These series of portrait got me stunned for minutes. You had done an amazing job and the girls was so really strong from they eyes inside out.
The fact that someone could do this over a rejection or family argument makes me see so much red!!
The men who did this and still do this ought to be subjected to the same treatment. I am horrified that it's not seen as a crime against humanity by their government. Congratulations to the wonderful photographer for honoring these injured women. Congratulations to the women for having the strength and courage to continue after such abuse.
Humbling. Brave ladies I commend you!
For a woman to survive such a horrible thing and still find it in herself to smile is amazing.
WTF India, this is barbaric... you need to have stronger laws to avoid these things...
I agree, although I know nothing is that simple
these women are a wonderful beauty and strength to everyone. and it just shows the disgust of some people who feel they can harm someone because that someone won't conform. love these women they are great
Keep showing these images and stories, eventually the guilty will be condemned and sentenced.
Thank you so much for sharing the story of these womens struggle and triumph.
Thank you for sharing this. There so much heart in this project by these women and you as the artist.
These women are an inspiration!
Bravo für diese Arbeit was haben diese Frauen erleben müßen
So sad! ..and they still can smile ...
I don't get it. They all look like beautiful girls.
It's done in Islamic countries along with FGM but feminists still support them.
Beautiful.
God bless yours.
These series of portrait got me stunned for minutes. You had done an amazing job and the girls was so really strong from they eyes inside out.
The fact that someone could do this over a rejection or family argument makes me see so much red!!
The men who did this and still do this ought to be subjected to the same treatment. I am horrified that it's not seen as a crime against humanity by their government. Congratulations to the wonderful photographer for honoring these injured women. Congratulations to the women for having the strength and courage to continue after such abuse.
Humbling. Brave ladies I commend you!
For a woman to survive such a horrible thing and still find it in herself to smile is amazing.
WTF India, this is barbaric... you need to have stronger laws to avoid these things...
I agree, although I know nothing is that simple
these women are a wonderful beauty and strength to everyone. and it just shows the disgust of some people who feel they can harm someone because that someone won't conform. love these women they are great
Keep showing these images and stories, eventually the guilty will be condemned and sentenced.
Thank you so much for sharing the story of these womens struggle and triumph.
Thank you for sharing this. There so much heart in this project by these women and you as the artist.
These women are an inspiration!
Bravo für diese Arbeit was haben diese Frauen erleben müßen
So sad! ..and they still can smile ...
I don't get it. They all look like beautiful girls.
It's done in Islamic countries along with FGM but feminists still support them.
Beautiful.
God bless yours.