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Stay Home, Save Lives: Domestic Abuse in Lockdown, 2020
“On Monday 6th April, calls to Refuge’s National Domestic Abuse Helpline increased by 120% and visits to their Helpline website rose by 700%.” -BBC News
“The number of women killed by men over the first three weeks since lockdown is the highest it’s been for at least 11 years and is double that of an average 21 days over the last 10 years.” -Karen Ingala Smith
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These pieces were made in response to the UK going into Lockdown, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Looking in, 2020
Photography, reflection
Wash Your Hands, 2020
Photography, engraving, acrylic
Out of Place, 2020
Photography, hand stitching
Looking in, 2020
Photography, photo manipulation
Looking in, 2020
Photography, photo manipulation
Affected by this issue?
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Visit Yellow Door's website here: https://www.yellowdoor.org.uk
Don't live in Southampton? https://www.refuge.org.uk