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Both Sides Now, Fatima Al Qadiri Residency

Last month I headed down to the People’s History Museum to shoot the latest residency in Brighter Sound‘s ambitious ‘Both Sides Now’ programme, which aims to support and sustain gender equality on the music industry.

This residency was headed by artist, musician and composer Fatima Al Qadiri, alongside curator and researcher Amal Khalaf. Working with 8 female musicians, artists and performers, over the course of 5 days in the People’s History Museum, they created a unique and powerful piece of work  – a combinations of performance, music, video, spoken word and protest art, all inspired by the ‘Represent! Voices 1200 Years On’ exhibition that was running at the museum.

The final piece was performed in a special one off event at the PHM. I joined the group on the final day of the residency to document their final rehearsals and the evening’s performance, all in the beautiful pump room at the PHM. A selection of my favourite images from the event can be seen below.

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Shiva Feshareki residency, Brighter Sound

One of the most interesting and also the most challenging events I’ve shot so far this year has to be ‘Sounds Like This’ at Leeds School of Music in March. It was another of Brighter Sounds’ residencies, this time lead by composer and turntablist, Shiva Feshareki. 15 female artists – musicians, vocalists, digital artists and turntablists – worked together for 5 days to produce a one-off performance at the end of the week. I joined them in Leeds for the very last day of the residency and documented some of their rehearsals as well as the final performance.  There was minimal stage lighting and many of the performers were only illuminated by the lights on their electronic equipment – so I think it probably wins the prize for the darkest gig I’ve ever shot! But it was an incredible performance. I’ve included a selection of my favourite images from the residency in the gallery below. Enjoy x

 

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