Spectrum of the Everyday gives visibility to the reality of the featured artists, whose work demonstrates how media creation furthers self-determination and social inclusion.

Bringing together the outcomes of three photographic group workshops (with the Centre for Human Development, Sefrou, Morocco; Hart Club and Al Hasaniya Moroccan Women Centre, London, UK), this exhibition celebrates ever-evolving possibilities for creating media that challenge notions of singular authorship and ownership through participation.

Set against the prescriptive, profit-driven forms of mainstream expression, Spectrum of the Everyday presents images and other artifacts that have been created in the spirit of the collective.

These images have been chosen by all participating artists, who invite the public to explore other possible acts of community-building, collective storytelling. All proceeds from the sales of the prints go directly to the artists.

Curator’s Statement: Jané Mackenzie

Spectrum of Everyday is a vibrant gathering of people and images. These images were taken over extensive periods of time by diverse communities and now the artists wish to invite the public to celebrate the coming together of communities through creative acts of shared practice.

The exhibition and the website are platforms that honour the intimacy of these everyday images, the individuals and groups who took them. It is the beginning of an ongoing exploration of how we can use media for connection and community-building.

Producer’s Statement: Kamila Kuc

This project originated in 2016, in Sefrou, Morocco, during a 2-year long Artist in Residence programme, during which I spent most of my time with a group of women from a local care home (the Centre for Human Development). We made artworks and cooked meals, played music and shared stories. We also took photographs. Out of this experience Her Plot of Blue Sky emerged - a film that honours the time I spent with the women.

While editing the film, I delivered a series of photographic workshops in London: at Hart Club (2021) and Al Hasaniya Moroccan Women’s Centre (2022). In both instances, like in the Sefrou workshops, the participating artists were given instant cameras to document their everyday lives for a period of two weeks. They created a series of images that accompany the screening of Her Plot of Blue Sky.

All images included here were created and chosen by the participants. Servane Vignes’ artist book was commissioned especially for this exhibition.