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Tiaho Trust hosts “Intimate Encounters: Disability and Sexuality”

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Example of photography from “Intimate Encounters”Over 2000 people viewed the exhibition in Whangarei, which explored the oft-unexplored connection between disability and sexuality. The Tiaho Trust received overwhelming positive feedback from the public with comments such as:

  • “One of the best and most thought provoking exhibitions I have ever seen, Touching, moving and inspiring”
  • “Well done for leading out on such a beautiful exhibition”
  • “A wonderful, insightful exhibition, the written stories beside the photos gave a good insight into the subjects, their life and challenges, highly recommended”

The forty photographic works depict disabled individual’s sexuality in their own context encouraging the public to see people with disabilities as people first and foremost rather than their disability experience. “This exhibition goes a long way to breaking down misconceptions about people with disabilities and sexuality” says Denise Beckwith, one of the models portrayed as ‘The Mermaid’. Check out the video rundown of the event over at Tiaho Trust’s site.

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