Salvador Metro receives an exhibition on the importance of health

The Campo da Bolfora subway station, in Salvador, will host an exhibition from Thursday (4) until November 3. Photographer André François presents the Ubuntu project, whose screening is part of a photographic documentary that seeks to raise awareness of the importance of health and quality of life through care and communication between different cultures around the world.

Created by the photographer, in partnership with journalist Paola Polito, the exhibition presents images that reflect human relationships in different cultures around the world. What unites the entire project is the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which brings the concept of humanity, belonging and community. Ubuntu means: “A person is a person through other people”. You are who you are because of the relationship you have with others around you. Or simply: I am because we are.

Over the course of 13 years, the photographer has recorded many positive initiatives in education and health in communities in 15 countries. Topics such as access to water, environmental care and human rights are also part of the project. To access the many stories, Andre and Paula have visited various places around the world, such as the Yanomami communities in Roraima, Brazil, the Inuit in Nunavut, Canada, through Japan, China, Bolivia, Cambodia, the United States, and Haiti, to South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Andre went to the field to record the work of health teams with Brazilian participants. . All the topics covered are interrelated and reinforce the importance of human connections.

This gallery features a selection of images captured during this transformative learning experience, Ubuntu. Looking into the eyes of the people depicted, we often see ourselves reflected there, in the pain, challenges, and resilience that unite us as human beings. “I am because we are,” says André-François.

Accessibility

Galleries will also have accessibility procedures for people with disabilities to access the content. In the space, there will be a bench with a tactile image of one of the images displayed, as well as an audio description feature and Libras for all images in the gallery, which can be accessed via QRCode.

This event is part of the Bora de Metrô, a program of CCR Metrô Bahia that supports art and holds cultural and entertainment events in the Salvador and Lauro de Freitas subway system.

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place: Campo da Bolfora Metro Station (Nazareth)

From 10/04 to 11/03

Every day from five in the morning until midnight

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