2014 - 2016
The In Bed Project
A PHOTOGRAPHIC PETITION in support of marriage equality
In 2014, the In Bed Project was created to profile people in the Australian community in support of Marriage equality.
How it all began…
One evening friends and I were discussing the marriage equality debate that was raging at the time. We were trying to figure out what we could do to move things forward. By the end of the evening we hadn’t secured an outcome.
The following morning, I woke with a plan, an In-Bed-Project kind of plan.
I rounded up some close friends, created a website and and the rest, as they say, is history.
I had no idea that the project would have such traction.
It was a simple plan…
In the context of the bed, I invited everyone in support marriage equality to have their photo taken. The photos and story’s were then posted to the In Bed Project website. (The original website crashed in 2020)
Every image, every story, served as a voice for marriage equality.
Like John and Yoko’s protest, it was fun and with a very real objective. It was about raising awareness of our rights to equality and breaking down prejudices.
It also served as historical record of that time.
2016 was a big year for the In bed Project.
The In Bed Project was exhibited at the Incinerator Gallery as part of the Midsumma Festival.
The National Library of Australia archived The In Bed Project (website) in their Pandora Archive. “A digital archive dedicated to the preservation of and long term access to Australian online electronic publications of national significance
And, after two years and 137 portraits, I decided to end the project on a high..
All you need is love.
The 'All you need is love' exhibition was a Premier Event for 2016 Midsumma Festival, hosted at the Incinerator Gallery.
It originated from photographer Lisa White’s quiet in-bed protest in support of marriage equality, the In Bed Project.
She began after being inspired by John and Yoko’s ‘Bed-In’ protest and it has now become a living photographic petition with 116 photos of people in bed taken so far. Marriage is not her main agenda, however equality is something she strongly believes in. And that’s what this exhibition is all about: love, equality and a positive vision for the future of Australia through one of the most integral parts of society: the family.
