In this poignant and evocative photography exhibition, photographic portraits by Stephan De Quaire capture the narratives of local Ukrainian women who have escaped the war. These images illustrate their odyssey from Ukraine to West Sussex. The exhibition, titled “Faces of Resilience,” is a collaborative effort with Worthing 4 Refugees, Adur Ukraine Support, and Community Works.

A selection of the most powerful images, each paired with the personal accounts of Ukrainian women who have found a new home in West Sussex will be displayed at Worthing Library during the Worthing Festival and Refugee Week

Stephan's photography centres around people in an era where social media wants to project an aura of smooth perfection to the world around us. He says "Although I always thrive for perfection in my lighting, poses and facial expressions, it’s always the perfection of imperfections that fascinate me the most in the sitters I photograph.