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The Liberty Project: A PHOTO PROJECT IN HONOR OF DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI
Vάclav Havel Prague ©2009
Inspired by the words of Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi: "Please use your Liberty to promote ours". Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the past 20 years under house arrest.
An on-going conceptual work, currently in four parts: "Ulla uses her liberty"; "Half-Mask" ; "Turkish Delights" and "Suu Kyi at the Oscars". First exhibited at Arta Gallery,Toronto, October, 2009.
The Liberty Project: New Works will return to Arta Gallery, Toronto, May 15-30th, 2010. Endorsed by Amnesty International Canada. http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/715822--half-a-world-away-the-struggle-for-freedom-in-burma-continues
Publications:
2010 : "The Liberty Project": Diplomatic News. Cercle Diplomatique Geneva
2009: "CUBA LIBRE" Feature profile and photo essay on Canadian Jazz artist, Jane Bunnett . More Magazine, November issue
2008: "On the Road with Kim". More Magazine. January issue. Kim Phuc is the iconic subject of Nick Ut's Pulitizer-prize-winning photograph from the Vietnam War. A personal look at Kim's life and travels since defecting to Canada and her role as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
©Andrew Wakeford, 2009 Geneva
2007: "Portraits- Beyond the Traditional Approach". Photolife Magazine. July issue. "Earthly Possessions". Reader's Digest. An essay on memory and family politics. "Back to Burma". MORE magazine. October issue. Photo feature and memoir: sisters travelling in Burma on a quest for family ties encounter a few heros of democracy.
2006 "Something To Hold On To". Reader's Digest. August issue. A memoir on the summer cottage at Jackfish Lake, Saskatchewan.
2005 Features: "Mocking the Generals". Macleans Magazine. Pictures and article on Myanmar and The Moustache Brothers, a comedy troupe in Mandalay who defy the brutal regime and fight for democracy; "The Lake". Saturday Night Magazine. A portfolio and memoir about a childhood lake in Saskatchewan focuses on environmental issues; "Backpage" a portrait of political dissident Par Par Lay in Mandalay, Myanmar; "Flag": a portrait of a young girl in Medstead, Saskatchewan crossing a field holding a Canadian Flag; Saturday Night Magazine. Honorable mention: National Magazine awards. Feature profile and portfolio on the photographer. Photolife, July issue.
Television: Development and pilot for "Portfolio", a showcase for fine art photography and photojournalism on CBC News:Sunday, a weekly magazine program, now defunct. Hosted by Evan Solomon and Carole MacNeil, CBC News:Sunday, was known for leading edge journalism and a mandate of politics, spirituality and media. Essays included: Finbarr O'Reilly, World Press Award Winner, 2005; Ed Burtynsky - Manufacturing in China; Lana Slezik - Women in Afghanistan; Brian Howell- Celebrity Impersonators.
"Regarding Mona", a photo essay focused on the behavior of tourists around the iconic painting of the Mona Lisa, aired in spring, 2005. The Mona Lisa had recently moved to new digs in the Salle des Etats, Louvre Museum, Paris. Following The Da Vinci Code book and movie, the Louvre had a record year with 7.3 million visitors.
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
PULP, a solo exhibition at Gibsone Jessop Gallery, May 2004, featured 30 images of found collage from an industrial site in Toronto. Full of cultural references and swatches from the news from discarded papers, magazines, maps, account ledgers which had been sorted by machine and were baled and waiting for recycling. Time exposures, natural light. Endorsed by Joni Mitchell, Mark Kingwell, Mary Pratt.
Travel
Cuba, Czech Republic, Switzerland, 2009
Turkey, May 2008
Barcelona, February 2008
Venice, California, November 2007
Morocco, March 2006
Vietnam, Burma, France, 2005