BLiNK

Soulpepper

“The worst thing to feel is that as a photographer I am benefiting from other people’s tragedies. This idea haunts me. It is something I have to reckon with everyday because I know that if I ever allowed genuine compassion to be overtaken by personal ambition, I will have sold my soul.” - James Nachtwey, war photographer

Created by the Soulpepper Academy

What drives a person to dedicate themselves to documenting the horrors of the world? When returning to the safety of home, how does one leave those horrors behind? BLiNK is a new collective creation by the Soulpepper Academy inspired by the real life accounts of photojournalists covering wars abroad and the turmoil that follows them home.

Clockwise from top right: Nicolas Billon, Stephen Guy-McGrath, Sarah Wilson, Jennifer Villaverde, Weyni Mengesha, Mike Ross, Michael Blake, Kevin MacDonald, and Lorenzo Savoini.

Audience Alert:
Production contains coarse language, gunfire and loud noises, strobelights, and disturbing images. Not suitable for young children.