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Global Affairs: The Places We Live by Jonas Bendiksen

In a recent study, the UN forecasts that the number of slum dwellers will double within the next 25 years. And, urban slums are the world’s fastest growing human habitat. In response to these findings there’s a fantastic exhibition taking place at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway entitled, The Places We Live. It’s a touring media installation communicating the various elements people endure while living in the world’s harshest slums. Jonas Bendiksen’s documentation is vivid, intimate and revealing. In partnership with the Nobel Peace Center, Bendiksen strives to spread poverty awareness through interviews and photography.

Here’s a brief description of the exhibit: “Life-size images and audio segments in the exhibition help create the experience of a personal encounter with the slum dwellers. Each slum is represented by one room, where all four walls are built out of rear-projection canvas. Each room contains a cycle displaying five households. For each one, a sound recording containing statements from the inhabitants is showered down from the overhead speakers. Between each display of a household, images and soundscapes of the outside environment surround the visitor.” Click Read More for additional information and photos.