Print for Crisis is launching a month-long photography fundraiser bringing together 80 photographers to raise money for freedom of expression since the military coup of February
“As photographers from Myanmar, or who have lived and worked in Myanmar, we are passionate about helping this country that we love and where people are showing extraordinary bravery and creativity, challenging a repression that has killed more than 700 people so far,” says Chiara Luxardo, co-founder of Print for Crisis. “We are over the moon to have been able to bring together so many artists to support this critical and timely cause and send a message to the people of Myanmar that they are being seen.”
The majority of the country is refusing to work under the dictatorship and has formed a Civil Disobedience Movement, now nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, this has left many with little economic resources, while recent weeks have seen a harsh crackdown on the media, artists and the internet. Newsrooms have been raided, journalists and artists arrested and wounded. Against all odds and at great personal risk, journalists and artists continue to report and share what is happening in Myanmar.
The photographs will be sold as fully archival c-type prints with image size 20 x 30 cm (or its close format equivalent) each in a limited edition of ten, numbered, unsigned and labelled on verso. Prints are GBP 90 and available to purchase until May 12th. They will be shipped worldwide in June 2021.
“We want each image to travel around the world and remind us of the beauty, connection, and independence of the people of Myanmar, while giving our colleagues concrete help by allowing media and artists to survive and journalists to work for their people and for a just future” says Olga Stefatou, co-founder of Print for Crisis. “The courage that Myanmar has inspired will not be forgotten.”
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Print for Crisis is a Community Interest Company that aims to raise funds through photography in support of freedom of expression. We are focusing on Myanmar, where the team has spent years of their lives and crucial parts of their career. It is founded byChiara Luxardoand Olga Stefatou.
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