Now You See Me is an empowerment photography project that brings visibility to endometriosis- an often invisible, misunderstood, and systemically neglected disease. Through intimate, collaborative portraiture and lived-experience storytelling, the project makes the unseen unignorable, confronting the silence and stigma that have long surrounded chronic pelvic pain and reproductive health.
Centred on diversity and inclusion, Now You See Me intentionally represents a wide spectrum of bodies and identities, including BIPOC participants, LGBTQ+ communities, and people across genders, ages, and body types. By amplifying voices historically excluded from medical narratives and visual culture, the project challenges the idea that endometriosis looks, lives, or presents in only one way.
The project will be presented through exhibitions across Aotearoa, featuring life-size photographic portraits paired with personal stories from those involved. These immersive, human-scale works bring private pain into public space, inviting audiences to stand face-to-face with the realities of endometriosis and to witness what has long been hidden.
At its core, Now You See Me reframes endometriosis not as an individual burden, but as a collective issue, demanding visibility, empathy, and systemic change. It asks viewers not just to look, but to truly see.
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Free event - all welcome
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Babies welcome
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Sturdy seating
Wheelchair accessible
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