1. LIGHT
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2. STRUGGLE
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3. HOPE
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4. CHANGE
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5. FEAR
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6. SACRIFICE/EMBRACE
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7. PEACE
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Between August 2008 and January 2009, Nicola Green had the unique opportunity to follow Barack Obama and his team on his Presidential campaign, from his Democratic Convention nomination speech in Denver to his Inauguration in Washington D.C.
Nicola went behind the scenes: collecting photographs, sketches and conversations with press, campaign staff and citizens as Obama made his journey from candidate to President. Using the wealth of source material she gathered and inspired by what Obama's achievement would mean for her own mixed race children, Nicola produced seven iconic silkscreen images, entitled ‘In Seven Days…’.
These images are a distillation of her personal experiences on the campaign trail, which in turn express the broader narrative of this extraordinary journey - our story as well as Obama's.
'In Seven Days...' was exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool from the 19th January - 14th April 2013, alongside a selection of the source materials and preliminary work giving an insight into the creative process behind the series. For installation shots of the Walker Exhibition, click here.
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In January 2013, 'In Seven Days...' made its European exhibition debut at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool: for more information about the exhibition, click here. It was then exhibited at the Soane Museum, London. A few months earlier, in October 2012, BBC Radio 4 aired a documentary, 'In Seven Days: Inside an Historic Campaign', about Nicola's experience on Obama's campaign and the creative process behind 'In Seven Days...'.
In 2011, 'In Seven Days...' had two major acquisitions. The first was by the Library of Congress USA, who hosted an event with the British Council: Nicola can be seen taking part in a panel discussion with Sarah E. Lewis and Matt Frei here. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York also acquired the series, and described it as "an artistic and historic masterpiece".
In October 2010, 'In Seven Days...' had its public release and debut exhibition at Harvard Law School, Harvard University.
To see reviews and press for 'In Seven Days...' click here.
A sample of some of Nicola's source material
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