Alphabet Soup is the latest work of Liverpool based conceptual photographer: Emma Walker. Emma is a survivor of sexual assault, the intention of her artwork is to create a positive piece which will help other survivors come to terms with the traumas of rape. Alphabet Soup takes us through the emotions experienced after a sex attack: shock, confusion, sadness and distraught:
‘I wanted to create honest images that captured the feelings and thoughts, by non-verbal communication.’
States Emma. In the fifth image, there is no girl present in the photograph, this represents a point in which she has reached rock bottom. The further images represent the recovery process, the figure is returning to the image step by step. The ultimate image is described by Emma:
The final photograph shows a girl happy, unafraid and brave. Not hiding away. She is proud. She can do this and got through this. The letters are in alphabetical order, showing how the confusion settled and mental health had started to fall back into place.
After her attack, Emma became involved with RASA (Rape and Sexual Assault) the Merseyside-based counselling service. Last year she Organised a climb up Snowdon and raised over a thousand pounds for the charity. She has plans for a further charity climb this year, all proceeds from the sale of Alphabet Soup are to go to RASA. She is also training to be a counsellor in the hope of helping other survivors of Sexual Violence.
In Alphabet soup, we have artwork with the potential to make a difference, an artist process which helps to make sense of a traumatic experience and an artist with plans to use her creativity to make a difference.
Alphabet Soup is being exhibited as part of the Shatter the Silence exhibition.’Shatter the Silence’ exhibition takes place in the cafe exhibition space at the Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT, the private View was held 4 on Friday 24/03/17, the exhibition running until Sunday the 21/05/17. The Cafe is open from 9am-3pm weekdays and 9am-4pm on Saturdays closed on Sundays.
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