BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12407@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260904T105800Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/fractured-landscapes-and-how-we- heal-2/ SUMMARY:Open Eye Gallery: Fractured Landscapes and how we heal DESCRIPTION:Gallery 3 (upstairs)\n\nLaunch: Thursday 5 November / 6pm – 8 pm / Open Eye Gallery \n\nThis exhibition focuses on the role that nature and creativity can play in healing from trauma\, particularly in the cont ext of male violence and abuse against women and girls.  New photographic work by Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora will feature alongside works created by wo men from four refuges across the country\, each working with a lead artist to inspire and encourage them.\n\nJaskirt says: “The fabric of trauma alters your landscape and perception of the world. Traumatic experiences s hift and change you\; you move through the world differently to the versio n of you before it. The beauty still exists\, but sometimes it’s through a new lens.\n\nThe seismic actions of male violence can be fatal\, for ma ny of the women involved in this work it has caused significant\, life cha nging disruption. There is no quick fix to heal from trauma\, it takes yea rs of work\, but we must start somewhere.”\n\nKaty Sadler has worked wit h Birmingham &\; Solihull Women’s Aid\, Audrey Albert has worked with Chrysalis Centre\, Liverpool\, Lynn Weddle has worked with Safe in Sussex in Littlehampton and Lynda Laird has worked with Oasis in Gravesend and Dungeness.\n\nJo Matwiejczyk\, a participant in the workshops in Littleha mpton\, stated:\n\n“Using photography and abstract mediums to channel my trauma through\, has opened a door to a voice in me that doesn’t usuall y get to speak. It’s a voice that hadn’t yet found the right language to reflect back the visceral\, layered emotions that often live beyond wor ds.\n\nThroughout these workshops\, I’ve come to recognise that my own f ragmented thoughts and feelings need\, and warmly welcome\, abstract expre ssion. It has allowed me to begin moving through my emotions\, attaching m eaning and purpose to them\, and slowly threading my experiences into a mo re coherent and compassionate narrative.”\n\nA book about the project ac companies the exhibition and will be available to buy in Open Eye Gallery ’s independent bookshop. It focuses on the role that nature and creativ ity can play in healing from trauma\, particularly in the context of male violence and abuse against women and girls. The book includes reflective writing from each lead artist of the national workshops\, an introduction from Deborah Robinson (Head of exhibitions at The New Art Gallery Walsall) \, powerful statements and artwork from the participants and Refuge partne rs\, as well as the new artworks and an extended reflection about the work by Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora. The book has been designed as a learning tool \, sharing insights from the workshops\, as well as artworks and poetry fr om participants involved\, centring creativity and recovery from trauma.\n \nThe project has been supported by and Arts Council England Project Grant with further support from The New Art gallery Walsall\, Open Eye Gallery\ , Photo Fringe and Peter Marlow Foundation.\n\nJaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora is an artist\, activist and socially engaged practitioner\, working with comm unities on global issues. Her work amplifies and celebrates underrepresent ed stories\, while examining representations of gender\, ethnicity and pla ce. Most recently her practice-based research examines how nature and cre ativity can positively impact health and wellbeing.\n\nIn 2025 she was the recipient of the Royal Photographic Society’s Social Practice Award. Previous awards include winning the British Journal of Photography’s  Portrait of Britain award for three consecutive years (2021-24)\, and the LensCulture Photo Art award (2024). Jaskirt is also the founder of Luna  (formerly Women in Photo Birmingham) and a Senior Lecturer and practice based researcher at Birmingham City University. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/09/jaskirt-dhaliwal-boora.jpg CATEGORIES:Exhibitions LOCATION:Open Eye Gallery\, Mann Island\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool\ , L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.40423;-2.994412 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mann Island\, Liverpool Wat erfront\, Liverpool\, L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=1 00;X-TITLE=Open Eye Gallery:geo:53.40423,-2.994412 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR