AFRICAN AMERICAN AIDS HISTORY PROJECT � Items � omeka

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The Sudden Flowers Arts Collective

The photographs in this gallery are produced by the Sudden Flowers which is the first AIDS art collective in Ethiopia. Sudden Flowers art collective consists of children between the ages of 9 to 17 in the Shiromeda neighborhood of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia who lost their parents to AIDS. The creator of Sudden Flowers, Eric Gottesman started the collective in 1998 to offer children of Addis Ababa a creative outlet to navigate feelings of grief and loss after being displaced from their families. Through the works produced by the Sudden Flowers collective, we are able to center children in dialogues and scholarship about AIDS/HIV.

Mourning Sickness

This photo, titled Mourning Sickness, was created and taken by Kia LaBejia. The photo is showcasing the intimate moment of mourning for her mother and the illness from side-effects felt while taking medicine for HIV/AIDS and pictured in a very personal location, the restroom.

Shacks of Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Fla. (LOC)

A picture of migratory workers in Belle Glade, FL.

A new generation: Born with HIV but having children without it

Quintara with her HIV negative children

Eleven

This photo, titled Eleven, was created and taken by Kia LaBejia on the anniversary of her mothers passing, and at the doctors office both her and her mother went to. Her doctor is taking blood in real time, and the photo is showcasing the intimate medical care HIV/AID patients have to experience.