[here is the exhibition outline for a small Father's Day exhibition we held in Newtown Dominica]
‘Look a Fada!’
A Father’s Day 2013 Exhibition (16.6.13)
All Photos taken by
Adom Philogene Heron and Dr Ramona Biholar
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This exhibition aims to highlight the increasingly visible public presence of fathering in Dominica.
It documents and celebrates the seemingly mundane everyday activities that fathers engage in with their children: such as walking through their village on the way to school, spending time with them on the weekend or going to a special event or celebration with one’s children (such as African Liberation day or Jazz and Creole).
Fathering is in a state of transformation in Dominica and across the Antilles. Fatherly care, intimacy and closeness to one’s child are becoming increasingly valued by men in the region and many men draw great pride from being seen in public holding their infants or just spending time with their offspring. Whilst concerns about absence and irresponsibility persist in Dominica and the wider region, many men continue to work silently to support, guide and care for their children, in positive alliance with their children’s mothers. Today we salute such fathers. Today is your day.
On behalf of CariMAN Dominica and ChildFund Caribbean,
“Happy Fathers Day”
[a Sample of the Photographs]
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