My First Solo Exhibition

Photography, production, curatorship, graphics and marketing - Kalia Gisèle. During my hospitalization, I felt alone in the experience of my pain and the suffering I went through. I’ve always wondered where all the people with the scars are? Where do I find them? I wanted to talk to someone who would understand, and I couldn’t find one. A year ago, I felt that I was ready to channel the pain and trauma into art and reveal myself and my story in a way that would inspire other people who are dealing with scars. Since then, I have photographed close to 70 inspiring people, men and women. Some of them with physical scars which they showed for the first time to my camera lens, and some with mental scars: battle survivors, battered women and rape victims. These are such complex issues that, unfortunately, gained volume since October 7. At the exhibition, I revealed myself for the first time along with 15 other people photographed from the project and alongside them a short film that my mother and I made 4 years ago in which we returned together to “Metsoke Dargot” the place of the accident. The exhibition is dedicated to all people who deal with scars, visible and invisible.