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| Bieber Jodi Born in 1966 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lives and works in South Africa. Las Canas "When you get to know us we are not as bad as they make us out to be. We are just people who lack affection; who, instead of offering love, are on the defensive and quickly react by showing our claws in response to the attitude of our society." Accept us. Support us. Signed: Cesar, Valencia. Foreword In Spain, one of the main methods of transmission of HIV is through the use of sharing needles when injecting drugs. A lack of social support, condemnation from society, an industry with no control or regulations has isolated drug users from the rest of society, as in so many other countries around the world. All those make these drug users vulnerable to transmission of diseases like HIV. Clean needles are not always available and without legislation and control of this industry the drugs are not sold in their pure form. While I was working on this project there was a day when 20 overdose cases were reported. Many of the drug users I met had severe ulcers created by badly cut drugs. In Spain using drugs is not prohibited unless it occurs in public -however the trafficking of drugs is a serious offense. Even though this is an exhibition related to HIV, this project is more about the people you might see every day, while parking your car, sleeping in the street and begging you for money and who are also addicted to drugs. They all have a story to tell, which often contains sadness and loss. They come from different parts of the world, from different economic, cultural and intellectual backgrounds. They have one thing in common; drugs. They could be your sister or brother, daughter or son.  Download CV |  From Las Canas series, 2003 |
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