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The Dyslexia Portrait - Representing the multiplicity of dyslexic experiences through a visual medium.

As part of the Square Peg project with Hull City of Culture 2017, people across the UK were interviewed about their experiences of dyslexia. These experiences were transformed into a photographic image, presented side by side with a more traditional photographic portrait, also shot by Kate. 

These stories, the images that Kate created of their experience, the audio soundtrack (bottom of page) and the portraits formed the main body of the Hull City of Culture 2017 exhibition at the Brynor Jones Library at the University of Hull.

Use the arrows at each side of this page to scroll through the images.  (Or swipe if you're on a mobile or tablet)             
Flamborough Cliffs, Dyslexia
Caitlin, The Dyslexia Portrait

Caitlin, recently graduated from Leeds University with a degree in creative marketing. When reading, Caitlin feels as though she is in a race with herself, she has to read things twice and will forget bits of a sentence, she gets frustrated with not being able to read and remember information, and needs to write things down to remember them. Caitlin is proud of her dyslexia, she believes it gives her strengths, creativity and insight, and she feels as though her dyslexic mind will prove invaluable in her chosen career.

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