AUSTRALIA
The Courier
Melissa CunninghamMelissa Cunningham
@MeljCunningham
18 Oct 2016
Peter Blenkiron describes his photography exhibition as an emotional journey made up of fragments of complete darkness and moments of light.
The clergy sexual abuse survivor unveiled his exhibition Putting The Pieces of Self Together One Moment at a Time at Vox Populi Art Gallery, upstairs at Boah Organic at the Bridge Mall on Friday.
The former Ballarat electrician describes the impacts of his complex post traumatic stress disorder on his mind as being like a “blown electrical circuit”.
Each image offers a rare glimpse into the inner world of a child abuse survivor learning to re-inhabit his body and mind.
With the guidance of his counsellor and from behind the lens of his smartphone he started taking photographs as form on mindfulness and solace.
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