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Faces of Ebola

Portraits of Ebola workers in Guinea - an Inside Out Project

July 9^th, 2015

THE MANY FACES OF THE EBOLA RESPONSE

We wanted to show the faces of those that almost always appear hidden behind protective equipment. These workers are the sentinels of a war against an invisible enemy: Ebola.

As part of the Inside Out Project, an international art project, we wanted to give voice to those who work every day to save lives and stop the epidemic.

The concept is simple: shoot the volunteers who work in the Guinean treatment centres and publish their portraits on the walls of public buildings in Conakry, Guinea.

DAILY HEROES OF THE EBOLA RESPONSE

HERE ARE THE MESSAGES OF THE WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE EBOLA RESPONSE:

MOHAMED, IN CHARGE OF DISINFECTING THE TREATMENT CENTRe

“Every day, I see people getting sick. Guineans must find the courage to get tested.”

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ROSALINE, NURSE

“I got involved because many of my relatives died of the disease. That‘s why I joined the response. Before, people were dying every day. Today, thanks to treatment, we have many healed coming out of the treatment centres. I thank God for that.”

BILLY, GATE KEEPER at treatment centre

“I wish we could stop the disease.”

FINDA, housekeeper at treatment centre

“When I came to work here, people told me, ‘Don’t go there!’ But I signed up anyway. I mean, the one who gets sick has to come here so we can treat them.”

PEPE, Hygienist

“I want to tell my fellow citizens to believe in the existence of this disease. So that we can finish and go forward. Eventually, I hope for a job to continue my intellectual formation.”