My Name is Maya Installation at The Jewish Museum London

Exhibition Installation live from the 8th of July 2022 - 6th of January 2023

Pitch Up: Community Voices takes a new approach to community-led displays, offering a platform for a range of Jewish organisations and individuals to share their stories.

Inspired by the East End market stalls and with a focus on preserving British Jewish heritage, #PitchUp invites others to choose one set of items to discuss the themes of identity, memory and place.

What are the important stories to tell? What do organisations want to preserve for the future? How should the Museum better represent British Jewishness? The display asks these questions alongside questions posed by our residencies to our visitors.

Spotlight Article - 16 famous photographers everyone should know by Melanie Khareghat

Diane Arbus (1923-1971)

During her lifetime and after her death, Diane Arbus became known for her willingness to tell stories on the margins and outskirts of society—without turning away or averting her eyes. Unlike many other street photographers of her time, she spent much of her time with the people she photographed, befriending them and learning about their lives.

“I am fascinated by photographers who challenge us and confront things we do not want to confront, so Diane Arbus is, of course, on my list,” the London-based photographer Manon Ouimet tells us. “She, like many of my favourite photographers, helped illuminate uncomfortable or unsavoury truths, bringing to light social issues within our communities.”

Manon looks up to Arbus, but she’s also created her own path, and in some ways, it’s one that diverges from Arbus’s. “My work was born from wanting to learn people’s stories and champion the beauty of every individual, but I also want to find new ways to use photography as a means to empower people and create social change,” she tells us. “I’m interested in the practice of the ‘therapeutic gaze,’ whereby the artistic process can take its participants on an emotional journey of self-discovery.”

To read the whole article.

STIMMING R&D, Who We Are, Liberty Festival 2022

Who We Are has been an exhibition for Liberty Festival 2022 exploring ideas at the intersection of art, disability, and inclusion. Thank you and congratulations to the amazing panel of Lewisham-based young people who curated this exhibition. It was such an honor to be included!

Thank you so much to DeptFord X for presenting the work so beautifully, and to Miles Perry for capturing some moments of audience engagement.

Photo credit: Miles Perry

STIMMING R&D is a dance research collaboration between myself and Susanna Dye, and dance artists Aby Watson and Danni Spooner

My Name is Maya - 18th of November - 20th of February

Come and explore my latest series My Name is Maya, a journey through conversion to Judaism.

18th of November - 20th of February

Every Friday between 6 pm - 8 pm

Every Saturday between 1 pm - 3 pm

Get in touch if you would like to see it any other time - I am sure something can be arranged.

My Name is Maya in Belfast!

Exhibition will be running from the 7th of October - 30th of October

Photos by Belfast Exposed Gallery

Zuidoostzorg Exhibit

I am very proud to be sharing my work wiht Zuidoostzorg who specialise in elderly care.

ALTERED will be on tour at the various Zuidoostzorg establishments in the Netherlands for the next year 2020-21.

“The reactions to the photos are fantastic. Most visitors think the photos are beautiful and clients indicate that they recognize themselves with regard to their changing body. The question 'what is beautiful' is discussed in detail.”

STIMMING || WEBRES at Siobhan Davies Studio


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Stimming (definition): noun
repetitive actions or movements displayed by neurodivergent people and people with developmental disorders when they are over/ under-stimulated emotionally, or by sensory input from their environment.

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Stimming is a universal aspect of human behaviour, but for neurodivergent people, it serves a purpose. We stim when we experience the world as too loud, too bright, too fast, and too tight. However, it is often these behaviours, and the people doing them who are seen as being 'too much' or 'not enough'. Neurodivergent artist Susanna Dye has been researching stimming in order to integrate her experiences of neurodivergence within her artistic practice. As such, she has been collaborating with photographer Manon Ouimet to share the sensory dialogues of stimming with others, shifting from a position of stigma to one of curiosity and acceptance.

For this WebRes, Manon and Susanna will share seven videos, publish a text on the SDS blog and Susanna will host a Morning Conversation on neurodivergent methods of performance practice. One video will be released a day, between Thursday 16 July through and Wednesday 22 July. They will be available to watch here, on our YouTube and our social media channels.


CLICK LINK BELOW TO SEE FULL RESIDENCY

https://www.siobhandavies.com/whats-on/digital/webres-stimming/

AWARDED - 'FUTURES ARTIST' AT BELFAST EXPOSED

I am delighted to announce that I have been chosen as successful applicant to the Belfast Exposed ‘Futures Artists’ programme.

“Congratulations to all the artists chosen to participate in Belfast Exposed Futures Artists, a career development programme, supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council. We are committed to supporting valuable, high-quality and meaningful opportunities for artists in Northern Ireland and this impressive programme will enable these artists to take that all-important next step in their professional, artistic careers.” – Suzanne Lyle, Head of Visual Arts, Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Supported by Foyle Foundation, Arts Council Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council

https://www.belfastexposed.org/digital/portfolios/manon-ouimet/