Visual Expressions of Community, Connections, and Home
A Community Based Photo Voice Project
This collaborative project is the result of a community-based participatory research creation between faculty professor, Debra Pentecost, based in the Department of Media Studies at Vancouver Island University, and members of Creekview Housing Co-operative in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Funding for this project was provided by an Asper Media Studies Endowment Award, through Vancouver Island University.
This research project adds to the political expression regarding the importance of non-profit housing, utilizing art for social change as a means of expressively communicating the importance of home and community, and connections with others and place.
“As a long-time member of Creekview Housing Co-operative, I am fully aware of the special political visioning that went into creating this unique, mixed-income neighbourhood in South False Creek, comprised of non-profit housing co-operatives and strata developments. As building leases now come up for renewal, I witness the political strains experienced by many living in this neighbourhood. The ongoing uncertainty regarding the future of one’s home has created stress, fear, and grief for many. In thinking about what my contributions could be, I embraced the idea of a Photovoice project where fellow co-op members could come together in a truly collaborative, participatory, and creative fashion. Using photographs and storytelling, co-op members explain their experiences of community and their connections with the people, the neighbourhood, and the place they call home. Our home is truly precious to us and needs to be viewed as more than expensive real-estate. My hope is that this project speaks to viewers’ hearts, foregrounding that housing is a human right.”
Debra Pentecost
Debra Pentecost, Lead Researcher
Project Participants
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Angie Angeles
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Janice Clements
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Danielle Dagenais
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Danuta Frydrych
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Päivi Koskinen
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Jan-Erik Mollerup
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Suvarna Mollerup
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Carlina Simmons
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Jan Zeman
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Romana Zemen
The photographs that follow encompass themes of:
Community, Sense of Place, Celebrating the Social, and
Strength in Numbers.
Header
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Week 1: Community
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Week 2: Sense of Place
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Week 3: Celebrating the Social
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Week 4: Strength in Numbers
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