When a person leaves a violent or controlling relationship, they often lose their identity. I Am is a visual narrative reclaiming the face or body. They ask us to confront their gaze, pay attention to their trauma and survival, and note their resilience.
91% of domestic violence crimes that cause injuries are against women and 93% of perpetrators who abused women, are male. (figs. Women's Aid/SafeLives 2019). All of the people here have lived experience of intimate partner crime.
ObserverBBC news
the Telegraph
the Independent
the Standard
Vanity Fair
Participant's Stories
More media at the end. Commissioned by SafeLives and SICK! Festival.
I am a survivor of childhood domestic abuse.
Selection of images.