WRITERS FÊTE 2021
NEW WORKS
“I Am Always Here”
Portraits of Homeless People in Ottawa, Canada
By Spencer Hanna Haworth
For the past few months I have been doing preliminary work on a project of creating portraiture of people who are experiencing homelessness. When I heard that Writers Fête was focusing on this social issue I was so delighted to have my current work included. What you see are not finished portraits but early sketches.
From my own coming of age in Toronto, I have had personal encounters with people who are homeless and count some as friends. More recently, I have spent time with folks experiencing homelessness in Ottawa. I feel honoured to share their faces and something of their lives through this work.
From my own coming of age in Toronto, I have had personal encounters with people who are homeless and count some as friends. More recently, I have spent time with folks experiencing homelessness in Ottawa. I feel honoured to share their faces and something of their lives through this work.
Spencer Hanna Haworth, self portrait
Two works commissioned for the 2021 Writers Fête
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Portraits from the project
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