Espejos y Ventanas – Las Palmas Group

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From the Equality and Gender Violence Service of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the programme Espejos y Ventanas (Mirrors and Windows) is launched. It is a conscious photography project in nature, aimed at women on the island and led by a photographer and a psychologist. For one week they meet to photograph, with their own mobile phone, different natural landscapes on the island. By choosing what to photograph and how to do it, each woman ends up talking about herself, and the images become the starting point for conversation, for getting to know themselves and recognising themselves in others. A psychologist accompanies the group in all the sessions. WHO IT IS FOR The programme is aimed at women living in Gran Canaria, of any age, origin or background. The diversity of the group is an essential part of the experience, which seeks to bring together women who would hardly meet in their daily lives. No photography knowledge is required. To make the experience truly beneficial, it is designed for women who: - Are able to walk independently in natural environments. The routes are simple, but the terrain is uneven and the places are not adapted for people with reduced mobility. - Can express themselves in Spanish with enough ease to share emotions and personal experiences, since a large part of the activity consists of talking about what has been experienced. - If they have experienced situations of gender-based violence, are in a recovery phase and not in a moment of crisis, so that they can go through the process with emotional availability. WHAT A WEEK IS LIKE Each group takes part in five consecutive sessions, from Monday to Friday, in the morning. Each session builds on the previous one and the group is formed day by day, which is why it is necessary to attend all five. The sessions follow a path that goes from the simple to the profound: The Threshold, The Metaphor, The Window, The Mirror and The Story, the latter devoted to jointly creating a shared narrative using the group’s photographs. Each day takes place in a different natural landscape of Gran Canaria. More information on our Facebook or at www.agaete.es