Adelaide’s show for the NCDV a success!!

Adelaide’s show for the NCDV a success!!
Source: Damoah Arts
Published: 6th October 2009

On the 1st of October, Adelaide had a showing of ten works on behalf of the charity the National Centre for Domestic Violence. Held in London’s Soho, the evening showing marked the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month to highlight the work of the charity.

Set up in 2006 by Steve Connor, the charity concentrates on offering legal aid and injunctions against the perpetrators of domestic violence on behalf of the victims, irrespective of their financial position.

For the commission, Adelaide chose to depict ten scenes taken directly from the victim’s stories of domestic violence. Large impressive works, the smudged and distorted images display the harrowing effects that DV has for its victims.

Since much of the work carried out by the charity concerns pregnant women, Adelaide chose this as the focal point. The centrepiece was a work entitled ‘Peanut’ that shows a baby in a mothers womb inscribed over a poem from the dying baby to father.

At the start of the evening, after an introduction speech by Steve Connor, Adelaide read the poem to the attendees in the room. The hushed reception drew quieter as the audience listened to the harrowing pleas of the baby in the poem and several members of the audience were visibly moved.

The evening was well received by all concerned and met the approval of Eastenders’ star Nick Bailey who came along to the event to lend his support for the charity. The artworks will be auctioned later this year for a charity ball, to be organised to help raise both awareness and funds for their continued work.

The evening was organised on behalf of the charity by the very capable and professional Full Portion Media, hosted by Teresa Quinlan and Natalie Whitlock who did an outstanding job.

www.ncdv.org.uk

Adelaide Damoah was wearing…
Dresss, jacket and hat designed by Nkwo,
www.nkwo.co.uk
Hand bag designed by Ndamus Bags,
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