友誼
M+T
這組作品記錄了 Minya 與 Tatyana 的故事。 他們是住在俄羅斯斯韋特蘭娜的一對年逾五十 的唐氏症伴侶。這座社區裡居住著約 40 位有 著不同心智差異的人士，以及陪伴他們的輔導 員與志工。這是國際「坎培爾運動」的一部 分。該運動透過建立共生社區，為發展遲緩及 其他有特殊需求的人士提供教育、就業與日常 生活的支持。在這裡，每位居民的價值都備受 肯定，所有人齊心為群體的福祉而努力。Minya 和 Tatyana 在社區裡負責烘焙工作，也協助烹 飪與打掃。他們喜歡畫畫，也熱衷於參與戲劇 演出。然而，在 2021 年的春天，Tatyana 因感 染 COVID-19 而離世。
M+T
This project portrays Minya and Tatyana, a couple with Down syndrome in their 50s, living in Svetlana, Russia. Around 40 people with various mental differences, as well as mentors and volunteers, inhabit Svetlana. It is part of the international Camphill Movement in which residential communities provide support for the education, employment, and daily lives of people with developmental disabilities and other special needs. Every resident is valued, and everyone works for the common good. Minya and Tatyana worked as bakers and helped with cooking and cleaning. They enjoyed painting and performing in plays. Tatyana died after contracting COVID-19, in the spring of 2021.
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攝影師 photographer
Mary Gelman
Mary Gelman 在 1994 年出生於俄羅斯，擁有社會學 學位，她將攝影作為一種探索媒介，深入關照涉及脆 弱性與創傷的議題。她的作品曾發表於《紐約時報》、
《華盛頓郵報》及《時代》雜誌等。Gelman 曾屢獲 國際殊榮，包括萊卡奧斯卡·巴納克獎、年度照片獎， 以及 Andrei Stenin 國際新聞攝影大賽獎。
Mary Gelman (b. 1994, Russia) holds a degree in sociology and uses photography to explore topics that involve vulnerability and trauma. Her work has been publishedin The New York Times, The Washington Post, and TIME, among others. Gelman has won numerous awards including the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Pictures of the Year, and the Grand Prix at the Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest.
