7 powerful portraits of LGBTQ celebrities and allies raising awareness of mental health
Bimini, Alan Carr, and Kylie Minogue are among the stars taking part in the Art of London Presents Take A Moment 2022 exhibit
Words: Jamie Tabberer; pictures: Ray Burmiston
LGBTQ celebrities including Bimini, Alan Carr and Stephen Fry have posed for a powerful photography project that seeks to raise awareness of mental health.
They join an array of stars and members of the public whose closed-eye pictures are on display at at Picadilly Lights in London – Europe’s largest advertising display – and exhibited physically in a free exhibition in a gallery directly underneath.
The intimate, meditative portraits of ‘Art of London Presents Take A Moment 2022’, supported by Westminster City Council, remind people to take a moment to look after their minds.
The project is a collaboration with photographer Ray Burmiston, who shot Kylie Minogue for the cover of Attitude in 2000.
He has reunited with the singer, known for hits like ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ and ‘On a Night Like This’, for this exhibit [pictured above].
Other famous faces involved include Spice Girls Emma Bunton and Mel B, supermodel Kate Moss and Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden.
Members of the public are encouraged to take part in the exhibit by taking a selfie and tagging @PiccadillyLights on Instagram with #TakeAMoment2022.
“An important reminder to pause and address our feelings”
Dr Ranj Singh – the NHS doctor, TV presenter and Attitude columnist – also features in the exhibition. He comments: “I’m delighted to feature in Art of London and Ray Burmiston’s stunning photography exhibition, which will help remind everyone to take a moment each day to look after their mental health.
“This powerful photography project is an important reminder to pause and address our feelings and mental health – go see it and don’t forget to take a selfie for Instagram!”
The exhibition culminates next week with a 10-minute video featuring hundreds of celebrity and public portraits, curated by Burmiston, who shared their selfies to help raise awareness of mental health.
Burmiston comments: “Over the years I’ve been fortunate to work with some incredibly talented people who have not only allowed me to capture their ‘moment’ but also to share it part of this exhibition.
“It fills me with immense pride, that the idea of everyone taking a moment together, has become a reality on Piccadilly Lights, the biggest stage London has to offer.”
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