These images were taking for their project 'Ghetto' which set out to document 12 obscure societies on the margins of society. These images above were taken in the Rene Vallejo Psychiatric hospital and they were documenting the heavily medicated patients. For moral reasons they decided to hand over the control of the image to the patients themselves using a cable release. They could decide when the photograph was taken and what they would be doing in it. All images were taken against the aquamarine wall. Most were clearly happy to have the camera there and the picture being taken but as you can see this is not the case for the man in the first photograph. Mario, 60, is standing there in the regulation pyjamas and hunches his shoulders as if he is nervous of the camera being there, although, he did still take the picture. These images look happy and almost quite comical at a first glance, but once you know more about them it almost gives you a warm feeling. It's nice. They maintained the dignity of their subjects while still giving them a voice. Allowing them to do what they want. Given them all the control. It's nice, it's more interesting, and I find them so inspiring!
Source of Images and you can read more on the project here.
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