Blog: A Headscarf "More than a piece of cloth"

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"More than a piece of cloth"  is a project  born out of an interest and curiosity to reveal the real woman behind the headscarf.  This is a photographic  themed project, where the subjects  are twenty headscarf wearing residents of the culturally diverse  Amsterdam neighbourhood of Bos en Lommer. The  subjects will be shot in this area adding context to the subjects and the environment in which they live.
The project will seek to inspire talents and skills of  young women  in the neighbourhood. 

Four young female volunteers living in Amsterdam West looking to improve their prospects in the competitive jobmarket, will work with a professional fashion photographer to create photographs and interviews. They  will participate in a workshop by a professional photo studio located in Bos en Lommer where they will learn and work on assembling a photo exhibition. They  will also participate in a workshop with professional PR consultancies, learning about marketing and PR.  Finally,  six other young female volunteers living in Bos en Lommer  will  work with the four others on staging the exhibition.


Each of the twenty photographs will be displayed along with signature quotes from  the short interviews carried out at the time of the shoot. The full interviews will be held on www.differentviewsonamsterdam.nl as part of the virtual online  exhibition of the project.


The goal of the project is  to produce a scarf  made up of all the photos taken for the exhibition in a mosaic headscarf.

At the moment I am looking for funding for the project, via government, commercial and private donations. Also I would  like materials or volunteer help.
So if you can help me make this project a reality please contact me on 0031 6 1386222 or  v_ady@hotmail.com
IMAGE // ADY VAN DE PLAS
 
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