Maryam Firuzi is an Iranian photographer whose work focuses on the intersection of personal narratives and broader social issues.
PlanetHeroines31st October 2024
Spirit photography, a cultural phenomenon that swept through 19th-century England. At the heart of this strange and haunting practice was Georgiana Houghton, a figure who, with her delicate balance of spiritual fervour and commercial savvy, wove together photography and mediumship, exploring the long-suffering human desire to commune with the dead.
PlanetHeroines30th October 2024
Event : Sunday, November 3rd at 16:00 to 17:30pm - Join us at the Picturedrome to hear Gohar Dashti & Halima Malek talk about Gohar's photographs exploring war and resilience.
PlanetHeroines30th October 2024
Alice Hughes (1857-1939) was a renowned studio portraitist based in London during the later years of the nineteenth century. She worked primarily in her Gower Street studio, which employed over fifty assistants and process workers at one time - all women.
PlanetHeroines29th October 2024
Revisiting our VOICES series in celebration of Dora Maar's birthday on 22nd November (b.1907). Marysia Lewandowska in conversation.
PlanetHeroines24th October 2024
Event : Saturday 12th October - Free Creative Workshops for Young People : Long Exposure Photography
PlanetHeroines3rd October 2024
Event : Sunday 20th October - Free Batik & Natural Dye Workshop with Zariq Rosita-Hanif
PlanetHeroines3rd October 2024
Event : Saturday 19th October - Free Creative Workshops for Young People : Playing with Colour and Photography
PlanetHeroines2nd October 2024
Event : Saturday 26th October - Free Creative Workshop with Rita Long: Based on a True Story
PlanetHeroines2nd October 2024
The 1913 Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill-Health) Act, colloquially known as the Cat and Mouse Act, represented a controversial legislative response to the challenges posed by the suffragette movement in early 20th-century Britain.
PlanetHeroines18th September 2024
