BREAST(S): A different kind of cancer story

Eight women—aged 26 to 60—show their resilience in the face of breast cancer during a light-hearted photo shoot…Women who could be your sister, your mother, your girlfriend, your partner or yourself. 

BREAST(S) emerged from the creative collaboration between two friends, Jenn Pocobene (stylist) and Lili Sohn (illustrator and breast cancer survivor), with the desire to fight the disease while remaining positive. Wearing scarves to symbolize hair loss during chemotherapy, eight women reclaim their femininity by wearing colourful outfits as they pose for Julia Marois’ camera. Along with each photo, the women share an anecdote or intimate moment illustrated by Lili Sohn.

Join us for  a panel discussion: ‘’Femininity and breast cancer: Beyond medicine,’’ with the eight women from the BREAST(S)  exhibit (France Montreuil, Lolitta Dandoy, Lucie Piché, Macha Guy, Maude Schiltz, Nalie Agustin, Nancy Cloutier et Lili Sohn) and special MUHC guest Gwen Nacos, founder and director of Cedars CanSupport.

The artists will be present during the vernissage and a light buffet will be served to all following the discussion 

BREAST(S) – originally initiated by the Groupe Sensation Mode in collaboration with La Vie en Rose during the 2015 Edition of the Festival Mode et Design – was made possible at the Glen site by the RBC Art and Heritage Centre, the Cedars Cancer Foundation and the McGill University Health Centre Foundation. BREAST(S) will be exhibited at the Glen-MUHC until January 2016. 

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