The We R You project has now wrapped up, but our dedicated team will continue visiting installation sites to replace any damaged posters. As someone who loves tracking progress, I couldn’t resist compiling some key statistics from this incredible initiative:

📅 135 – Days the project ran
🖊️ 174 – Participants’ signatures
📸 1,082 – Portraits captured during two open sessions at M.A.D.E. Museum of Democracy at Eureka (May 4 & 5 2014)
💾 97GB – Raw and edited project data
🖼️ 187 – A0-sized images edited for printing
📷 8 cameras used – 7 generously donated by Camera House Ballarat, plus my own
😊 Countless – Smiles & positive comments received!

This project was all about connection—getting to know people and their stories through photography in a short but meaningful interaction. We R You was a vibrant, collaborative effort, and I’m incredibly proud to have led it.

Acknowledgements & Gratitude

A huge thank you to Deborah Klein from the City of Ballarat Arts & Culture Unit, whose dedication secured funding and whose enthusiasm never wavered—even when perfecting the art of glue mixing in the rain!

Thanks also to all the community groups who supported the project and encouraged participation:

• Victoria Police
• CoB Community Safety Committee
• Ballarat Health Refugee Support Group
• UnitingCare Ballarat
• Ballarat African Association
• CMY Centre for Multicultural Youth
• CoB Cultural Diversity Unit & Multicultural Ambassadors
• CoB Youth Services
• BLX LinkUp
• M.A.D.E. Museum of Democracy at Eureka
• Students & teachers from: Mount Clear International Exchange, Phoenix College, Yuille Park Community College
• Victorian Dept. of Human Services / Delacombe Neighbourhood Renewal

A special thanks to our printers for their patience with the massive number of files, and to the many individuals who contributed,  supported, or simply shared their appreciation.

💬 WITHOUT YOU, THE WALLS ARE EMPTY.

Radio presenter Dave Knowles (Voice FM) asked me yesterday, “What’s next on your agenda?” Stay tuned—you’ll be hearing from me again soon!