As part of GCN & HIV Ireland’s LIVING exhibition, we spoke to the faces behind the portraits – meet Rory.
“So I think for the vast majority of people who understandably aren’t au fait with cutting edge of HIV treatments, their image of what it means to be someone living with HIV is sort of stuck in the 1990s or something. So their image comes with a lot of fear. And so projects like this simply normalise it.
“And maybe even if they don’t look at the images and understand where we are in terms of treating HIV as a manageable condition, I think they can get a sense that there are normal ordinary people out living their lives, doing ordinary things, you know, while living with HIV.
“HIV is a manageable condition, relatively easily manageable condition these days. There’s no need for it to impact dramatically on your life. And being HIV positive is one very small facet of you and who you are. And it’s absolutely not even the most interesting one.“
You can find out more about this unique portrayal of people LIVING with HIV in Ireland in GCN’s December issue 369.
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