THE JOURNAL – The Benaki Museum
The word pandemic is derived from the Greek πᾶν, pan, “all” and δῆμος, demos, “people”. In that light, The Journal also seeks to be “pandemic” or of “all the people”. Its members are literally spread across the globe and hail from all walks of life; their work highlights both our diversity and common humanity / Curated by Myrto Papadopoulos
The Journal is a global collaborative project of more than 400 women* photographers documenting their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. In mid March, when it became evident that all of us were losing income and work opportunities, we turned the camera on ourselves, our families, on intimate moments and private spaces. By focusing on our collective personal, and emotional experiences during this crisis, we bring nuance to the way the current pandemic is being covered.
The Journal was initiated by Charlotte Schmitz and Hannah Yoon within the Women Photograph community. Together with Friendzone.Studio a platform for members from different countries was created to collaboratively push the boundaries of storytelling on social media. Members are organized into 45 groups, taking turns in posting their work on Instagram. Additionally, women editors are invited from various international publications – such as TIME Magazine, Vogue Italy, ZEIT Magazine among others – to become part of our community and curate our work.
Photographers: Adrienne Surprenant – Paris, France /Rhiannon Adam – London, UK / Amara Eno – London, UK / Camilla Ferrari – Milan, Italy / Chona Kasinger – Seattle, USA Ans Brys – Antwerp, Belgium / Ksenia Kuleshova – Antwerp, Belgium / Gaia Squarci – NYC, USA / Greta Rybus – Portland, USA / Haruka Sakaguchi – NYC, USA / Jen Osborne – Vancouver, Canada / Karolin Klüppel – Berlin, Germany / Kate Warren – Los Angeles, USA / Katrin Streicher – Berlin, Germany / Lee-Ann Olwage – Cape Town, South Africa Mojgan Ghanbari – Tehran, Iran / Nicola Muirhead – London, UK / Noela Roibas – London, UK / Rehab Eldalil – Cairo, Egypt / Marzena Skubatz – Berlin, Germany Stella Kalinina – Los Angeles, USA / Tamara Merino – Santiago, Chile / Nina Riggio – Oakland, USA / Ali Smith – New York, USA / Tira Khan – Boston, USA / Dee Dwyer – Washington DC, USA
PARONTES
Stories of people through a documentary film, but also a multiformat journalistic project, with live texts, revealing videos and brilliant journalistic images, documents of a decisive period for humanity. Two independent journalism projects created by iMEdD associates for the “Parontes” (those Present) of an entire era. A tribute to those who have fought and continue to fight against this invisible enemy and to those returning to a new routine to rebuild an “unknown” new world. Documentation -the moment that it happens – of the unprecedented isolation and society’s effort to re-establish a sense of regularity. A direct “dialogue”, available in Public space and open to public.
