November 14th - December 19th: Photo exhibition about people with cancer at the Radium hospital
Sigrid S. Skånland, researcher at the Institute for Cancer Research, recently published the photo book “Mennesker med kreft = People with cancer”. The book portrays 50 people with cancer and includes short quotes from each participant, both in Norwegian and English. Skånland got the idea to do the photo project after being awarded the price “Researcher of the year” in 2023. The price money (100,000 NOK) was financed by Radiumhospitalets legater and had to be spent on cancer-related activity.
“I noticed that the stereotype of cancer patients presented to us by the media does not reflect the reality. I wanted to see and show what real people with cancer are like,” Skånland says.
Some of the portraits will now be exhibited in the new canteen at the Radium hospital. The exhibition opens Friday 14th November and lasts until 19th December.
“I hope that many will take the opportunity to visit the exhibition. By hearing the patient stories, we can get a better understanding of what it means to live with cancer”, says Skånland.
The exhibition is free and open to everyone. It will be possible to buy the photo book during the exhibition. The income from the sale will be shared with the Norwegian Cancer Society.
Links:
The research group of Sigrid S. Skånland: OUH - Functional precision medicine for haematological cancers
Radiumhospitalets legater: Radiumhospitalets Legater
The photo book «Mennesker med kreft = People with cancer»: Kolofon Bokhandel