NSPCC ‘Fathergood?’ exhibition

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NSPCC ‘Fathergood?’ exhibition

The NSPCC’s ‘Fathergood?’ exhibition is a collection of 46 imaginative photographs taken by young people who were asked to think creatively and abstractly about what fatherhood means to them. The powerful images that have resulted include hearts, orange juice and medals (representing love, support and guiding) and empty wine bottles, road signs and broken branches, symbolising loneliness, communication failure and fractured relationships.

'Post it note The eye "My dad is always helping me to see what's best and keeping an eye on me." By Abi The arm “Not having my Dad would be like not having my right arm. I wouldn't be able to do a lot.” By Abi Signpost “My dad is my tour guide in life” By Charlene Medals and trophies "Without my Dad I wouldn't have achieved any of this." By Abi 'No through Road Open Road “It’s a long way till me and my dad will be able to have a good relationship” By Charlene No Entry “It’s hard to get thru to my dad” By Charlene Trainers “My dad is responsible for providing for me, such as buying my clothes and shoes, and always making sure I am safe.” By David Teddy Bear “The teddy is my dad. He never shouts at me, if something is wrong he will sit down and talk to me. If I’ve done something wrong he won’t just tell me off he will explain why I was wrong and talk things through, make me understand why. He is my best friend, he is soft and cuddly and safe. He protects me. He is a teddy bear!” By Reema 'Wallet Paranoid “Father makes child go crazy, he's not around so she's heartbroken and has no-one left to talk to” By Edwina Wine “A Father who is broke and drunk; has no money, gets depressed and is sick of life so he drinks.” By Edwina Punishment By Edwina Heart “Lost Heart” By Nathan Umbrella “This photo depicts a young girl in the rain going to her father, who is holding an umbrella for her. This shows the way that a father represents shelter and help for his children at any time.” By Seb Word games “All the words on the fridge – good and bad are what my dad means to me.” By Reema Flower “A seed planted. It grows, develops and is beautiful. The father’s role is guiding the children, helping them grow” By Emma Trees “Time For Walking, Time For Talking” By Sarah Safety Seat “In this picture, there is a bike with a child seat on the back and while the child seat and the saddle are perfectly normal, everything around it is spinning. This shows the way that the father shows safety in a mad and sometimes dangerous world.” By Seb A hole. A hope “This image shows a simple brick wall with one brick missing. The wall represents the difficulty that a young person may have with talking to their father and the missing brick shows that there is still a hope and a way through.” By Seb Football “The reason why I took pictures the way I did, is just to show people that I see fatherhood as a position in which you should be able to interact with the child in there own interests and as I am a massive football fanatic... I tried to show from a picture of a close up football that it is better to have it that way then to just 'watch from the loft window” By Naeem Football “The reason why I took pictures the way I did, is just to show people that I see fatherhood as a position in which you should be able to interact with the child in there own interests and as I am a massive football fanatic... I tried to show from a picture of a close up football that it is better to have it that way then to just 'watch from the loft window” By Naeem Boats “The boats represent the journey of life you undertake with your father” By Emma Orange Juice “I’m thirsty for knowledge from my father. He has a lot to teach me, I can learn from him.” By Natalie Plates “A father and daughter relationship is never perfect, it can be unbalanced – sometimes it comes of the rails.” By Natalie Warrington Wolves “My dad’s team is Whithaven – he doesn’t support Warrington, they’re my team. But what dad does is even though he doesn’t like Warrington he still takes me to all the games, buys my tickets, makes sure I don’t miss a thing. I think it’s important he does this for me when he doesn’t like it himself.” By Natalie Together is good By Jai Heart shaped rug: “Fatherhood is about love: you have got to have love within your father.” By Tirhas Empty Chair “Lonely” By Richard Broken tree branch “Relationship Breaking” By Richard Road sign “The choices between the good or bad road” By Richard Computer station “Poor Connection” By Richard Bed “My dad works so hard. He just loves being asleep. The bed is my dad’s space, his do not disturb area – he deserves a good rest and a good sleep as he works really hard!” By Stewart Dog “This is the family dog. Me and dad enjoy taking the dog out together. It is my own time with dad, just me and him, one on one discussing whatever I like. The dog symbolises our time together.” By Natalie Cash “My dad provides for me and makes sure I have what I need” By Sophie Cloudy Sky “When I took this photo, I was thinking about how my relationship with my father is not always clear, sometimes cloudy.” By Jodie Drawers “A drawer that’s always closed, just a bit like my father- always closed with no reason or answer but is always full of wonder.” By Jodie Picture “A picture on the wall, that's all I really knew.” By Tracey Curled Up “It was too hard to speak about, so I sat, quiet in the corner.” By Sam Boy alone* “I can’t communicate. I feel sad, lonely and have no-one to talk to.” *These two photographs were taken by a deaf young person who wanted to specifically get across the message that her disability makes it difficult to communicate and as a result she feels isolated. It feels like there are barriers between her and her father. By Kosar Boy alone* “I can’t communicate. I feel sad, lonely and have no-one to talk to.” *These two photographs were taken by a deaf young person who wanted to specifically get across the message that her disability makes it difficult to communicate and as a result she feels isolated. It feels like there are barriers between her and her father. By Kosar It is as a child receives that he learns to give By Jai The quiet moments are the most profound By Jai

Fathergood? exhibition photo descriptions (Word, 45kb)