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:12246@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260903T112651Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/fractured-landscapes-and-how-we- heal/ 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 many of the women involved in this work it has caused significant\, l ife changing disruption. There is no quick fix to heal from trauma\, it ta kes years of work\, but we must start somewhere.”\n\nKaty Sadler has wor ked with Birmingham &\; Solihull Women’s Aid\, Audrey Albert has work ed with Chrysalis Centre\, Liverpool\, Lynn Weddle has worked with Safe in Sussex in Littlehampton and Lynda Laird has worked with Oasis in Graves end and Dungeness.\n\n \;\n\nJo Matwiejczyk\, a participant in the wor kshops in Littlehampton\, stated:\n \;\n“Using photography and abstr act mediums to channel my trauma through\, has opened a door to a voice in me that doesn’t usually get to speak. It’s a voice that hadn’t yet found the right language to reflect back the visceral\, layered emotions t hat often live beyond words.\n \;\nThroughout these workshops\, I’ve come to recognise that my own fragmented thoughts and feelings need\, and warmly welcome\, abstract expression. It has allowed me to begin moving t hrough my emotions\, attaching meaning and purpose to them\, and slowly th reading my experiences into a more coherent and compassionate narrative. ”\n \;\nA book about the project accompanies the exhibition and will be available to buy in Open Eye Gallery’s independent bookshop. It foc uses on the role that nature and creativity can play in healing from traum a\, particularly in the context of male violence and abuse against women a nd girls. The book includes reflective writing from each lead artist of t he national workshops\, an introduction from Deborah Robinson (Head of exh ibitions at The New Art Gallery Walsall)\, powerful statements and artwork from the participants and Refuge partners\, as well as the new artworks a nd an extended reflection about the work by Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora. The b ook has been designed as a learning tool\, sharing insights from the works hops\, as well as artworks and poetry from participants involved\, centrin g creativity and recovery from trauma.\n\nThe project has been supported b y and Arts Council England Project Grant with further support from The New Art gallery Walsall\, Open Eye Gallery\, Photo Fringe and Peter Marlow Fo undation.\n\nJaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora is an artist\, activist and socially engaged practitioner\, working with communities on global issues. Her work amplifies and celebrates underrepresented stories\, while examining repre sentations of gender\, ethnicity and place. Most recently her practice-ba sed research examines how nature and creativity can positively impact heal th and wellbeing.\n\nIn 2025 she was the recipient of the Royal Photograp hic Society’s Social Practice Award. Previous awards include winning the British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Britain award for thre e consecutive years (2021-24)\, and the LensCulture Photo Art award (2024) . Jaskirt is also the founder of Luna (formerly Women in Photo Birmingh am) and a Senior Lecturer and practice based researcher at Birmingham Ci ty University. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/09/Untitled2-1-scaled-1.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