The Weekender: The Scar Project
I think back on the time I met my friend David Jay at one of those trendy restaurants downtown on September 11th, this year. The city was quiet. We started speaking about photography, and its power of communication. Then the conversation led to a photo of “Glee” star Heather Morris sporting a fake black eye, and how a message can be understood differently depending on the person.
David has worked in fashion for major publications in New York and overseas. He has dedicated himself to having an impact on subjects that are quite often denied and he helped women deal with traumas that can be healed through understanding and acceptance. Ultimately our discussion went into his upcoming exhibit – The SCAR Project.
My interest was piqued, so I decided to check this installation, before heading back home. I was taken by the fact that David Jay was thinking differently. After viewing one image after the next, it became clear that he had a mission, not solely a statement. He was not interested in showing in galleries per se but in museums. His message goes towards women who suffer from being labelled as ghosts because they had breast cancer operations. David’s work is about having an impact on people’s lives by creating a community and making them realize they are not alone, that they are human and dignity still exists even after surgery.
The SCAR Project composes a ballet of compassion.
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The SCAR Project
Openhouse Gallery
201 Mulberry Street
New York City
Opens Friday October 28, 2011
The exhibit runs through November 6th, 2011
Tickets can be purchased for the opening night gala
gallery walks with SCAR Project photographer David Jay,
and general admission (which is by donation)
Reserve your ticket at Eventbrite
I encourage you to see this amazing exhibition in its intended scale and viewing experience.
By Laurence Fayard
2 Comments
eclecticrevisited
fabulous project and love the message…wonderful that David has taken this on as a mission…the body is beautiful in all it’s manifestations…
best,
maureen
Vyna St Phard
Maureen: This project also reminds me that Breast Cancer awareness is not just in October, when it’s Breast Cancer Month.
The show, I was told, was very good, and very intense.
David Jay’s photography is quite stimulating to the senses.