Chandrakala Majhi, 49
“My name is Chandra Kala. I am currently taking medicine for leprosy and I wish to get cured soon. (This was written by Malati, the daughter of Chandra Kala Majhi).”
In November 2017 I worked with Novartis Foundation and Netherlands Leprosy Relief photographing those affected by leprosy and those involved in their LPEP program - one that aims to prevent leprosy by targeting those in close proximity to those affected with drugs known to act as a profilaxis.
I made polaroids of individuals and asked them or a relative who was present to write something on the polaroids. The choice of what to write was theirs, though I asked them to make it relevant to the work that was going on. Often the person in question was illiterate, so a family member (usually someone young) would write on it on their behalf.
Morang, Nepal 2017
“My name is Chandra Kala. I am currently taking medicine for leprosy and I wish to get cured soon. (This was written by Malati, the daughter of Chandra Kala Majhi).”
In November 2017 I worked with Novartis Foundation and Netherlands Leprosy Relief photographing those affected by leprosy and those involved in their LPEP program - one that aims to prevent leprosy by targeting those in close proximity to those affected with drugs known to act as a profilaxis.
I made polaroids of individuals and asked them or a relative who was present to write something on the polaroids. The choice of what to write was theirs, though I asked them to make it relevant to the work that was going on. Often the person in question was illiterate, so a family member (usually someone young) would write on it on their behalf.
Morang, Nepal 2017