A new exhibition celebrates the beauty of people born with a rare and untreatable condition that causes large, dark brown marks to form across their skin.
The photo series, called How Do You C Me Now, aims to inspire people to love the skin they’re in.
Brock Elbank, a photographer who previously created a stunning photo series focusing on freckles, gathered men and women who live with the skin condition congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN).
CMN can cover up to 80% of the body in dark brown birthmarks.
It’s rare, so those who experience it can often feel isolated. This project brought those with CMN together and focused on the beauty of their condition rather than their difference.
The exhibition, which is being supported by UK CMN charity Caring Matters Now, will run for ten days at the Oxo Tower Wharf in London before touring globally.
A spokesperson from Caring Matters Now said: ‘People with CMN often feel isolated due to the rarity of the condition and have to deal with negative comments because of their visible difference, resulting in low self-esteem.
‘How Do You C Me Now? aims not only to improve the self-esteem of the children and adults affected by CMN, but also to encourage the public to consider how living with visible differences can add to beauty rather than detract from it.
‘In a world where people work hard to stand out from the crowd, ‘How Do You C Me Now?’ aims to celebrate diversity and educate the public about this rare condition”.
The How Do You C Me Now? exhibition launches at the Oxo Tower Wharf on 13 March with a private viewing, and will open to the public the following day at 10am.
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