darksilenceinsuburbia: Nadeem Ahmad, 20. Muslim. New Delhi. Mathematics BA(Hons). In 2008, UK-based photographer Adrian Fisk began a project originally entitled iSpeak with the intention to understand where our world was headed through the thoughts of today’s youths. Initially focusing on China, Fisk interrogated 16 to 30-year-olds on the streets, asking them what was on their minds. The young people were instructed to write down what they wanted to say and hold it up for a photo. Along the way, he ran into several people who were illiterate but included them in the series by photographing them holding a blank white board and captioning their statement. Fisk’s project gives a voice, not only to young people, but also to the lesser heard illiterate youths that don’t have as many methods of being heard.Over the course of this social adventure, Fisk discovered that, essentially, everyone wants a good life. He says that the essence of the project is “understanding who we are and that we’re not so different.” The project has since expanded to India and is supported by the United Nations Population Fund, changing its name to iSpeak Global. It hopes to reach 25 countries and is currently raising funds in London.  

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Nadeem Ahmad, 20. Muslim. New Delhi. Mathematics BA(Hons).

In 2008, UK-based photographer Adrian Fisk began a project originally entitled iSpeak with the intention to understand where our world was headed through the thoughts of today’s youths. Initially focusing on China, Fisk interrogated 16 to 30-year-olds on the streets, asking them what was on their minds. The young people were instructed to write down what they wanted to say and hold it up for a photo. Along the way, he ran into several people who were illiterate but included them in the series by photographing them holding a blank white board and captioning their statement. Fisk’s project gives a voice, not only to young people, but also to the lesser heard illiterate youths that don’t have as many methods of being heard.

Over the course of this social adventure, Fisk discovered that, essentially, everyone wants a good life. He says that the essence of the project is “understanding who we are and that we’re not so different.” The project has since expanded to India and is supported by the United Nations Population Fund, changing its name to iSpeak Global. It hopes to reach 25 countries and is currently raising funds in London.

 

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2011

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