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Buddies and Activism at The Ward Revisited
18 January 2023 18:30 - 20:00
Hear from those directly involved in HIV activism and caring for people with AIDS-related illnesses during this free panel discussion.
Buddies and Activism is taking place in collaboration with ‘The Ward – Revisited’ exhibition. During the event, you will also be able to view the exhibition. Tickets are free but must be booked on Eventbrite.
About The Ward – Revisited exhibition
In 1993, Gideon spent a number of weeks photographing the Broderip and Charles Bell wards at the Middlesex Hospital. The Broderip was the first dedicated AIDS ward in London, and was opened in 1987 by Princess Diana. Twelve of these poignant black and white images were exhibited as The Ward at the chapel in 2017, the location of the Fitzrovia Chapel taking on a special resonance as the chapel is today the only remaining building of the Middlesex.
The Ward – Revisited exhibition is a large-screen video installation of many more and previously unseen images with a specially composed soundtrack, as well as a new short film with interviews of people who appear in the original photographs. This new exhibition also ties in with Terence Higgins Trust’s 40th anniversary, the photographs for The Ward being originally commissioned as part of their 10th anniversary in 1993.
