Sydney-based artist and photographer Alexia Sinclair recently agreed to help The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation send a powerful message. Over the course of several months, she planned, prepared, and captured an image that tells the story of Dr. Edward Jenner’s Smallpox Vaccine Discovery. The image is part of The Gates Foundation’s “Art of Saving a Life” campaign, which seeks to tell the powerful stories of vaccination and how it has saved countless lives over the course of human history. This cause is one that Alexia believes in 100%, so it was easy to say “yes” when The Gates Foundation approached her to see if she would create a work of art for the project. Her “assignment,” however, was daunting: she would be depicting the story of Dr. Edward Jenner and the eradication of Smallpox with the world’s first successful vaccine. Here’s a behind the scenes look at how the project came together, and what it means to Alexia personally: https://youtube/watch?v=wOvFyUqOaag
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:26:00 +0000