UNHCR's Nobody Left Outside

Overview

Well, it's October. From now on, if you want anything from the shops, you might have to scale a rising mountain of Christmas paraphernalia to get to it. That said, for every hillock of premature mince pies that springs up, one has to believe there's an equal and opposite attempt by the universe to secure some cheer for those less fortunate.

This weekend marks one such attempt. Australia for UNHCR is kicking off their Christmas appeal with a pop-up photography exhibition in Marrickville's Stirrup Gallery.

The exhibition, entitled Nobody Left Outside, runs all weekend and features the work of Kenyan photojournalist Thomas Mukoya, who's worked with Reuters for over a decade to document the experiences of Africa's people.

This time around, his focus is refugees. Photographing displaced people from all over the world, Mukoya explores what concepts of 'home' and 'shelter' mean to people deprived of them.

The exhibition is free and, for the furious multitasker, runs side by side with Addison Road Community Centre's Saturday Street Food and Sunday Organic Food Markets.

Images: Thomas Mukoya.