{"id":35817,"date":"2019-03-19T13:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T13:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=35817"},"modified":"2019-03-19T13:11:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T13:11:21","slug":"painting-a-picture-of-cardiffs-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/19\/painting-a-picture-of-cardiffs-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting a picture of Cardiff&#039;s homeless population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-35828 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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1021px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35828 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5615-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nWhen you think of someone homeless on the streets of Cardiff, what do you see?<br \/>\nYou might bring to mind one of the many news reports showing tents on Queen Street, or a picture of someone huddled in a rain-soaked sleeping bag near Central Station.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35826\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-35826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Katherine.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Katherine Holmes<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThese emotive images paint a stark picture of the growing problem of homelessness, but do not necessarily show the true faces of those inside the tents, or tell the stories of how they found themselves without a home.<br \/>\n\u201cIt can be a PhD doctor that has had a really tough time and has fallen, it can be a mother, it can be an asylum seeker,\u201d said Katherine Holmes, a 26-year-old artist who is originally from Fort Worth, Texas, but is now living in Roath.<br \/>\nShelter Cymru, the homeless charity, released figures showing that the number of homeless people on Welsh streets last year was equivalent to the entire population of Penarth &#8211; 25,937.<br \/>\nMore than 4,500 people were effected by homelessness in Cardiff in 2017\/18 alone.<br \/>\nCouncil services and charities have been trying to cope with an increase in the number of rough-sleepers this winter, with Cardiff Council putting an extra \u00a3300,000 into their 2019\/20 budget to tackle the issue.<br \/>\nKatherine has been working with homeless people in Cardiff for four years, doing art workshops at hostels across the city.<br \/>\nShe spoke to <em>The Cardiffian <\/em>in the gallery at The Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay, where there is an exhibition of her colourful, characterful portraits on display.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Share a Life\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cdY8Y43aIOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Share a Life\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cdY8Y43aIOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEach painting has a verse or poem next to it, telling the unique story behind each of the subjects.<br \/>\nThe one thing all the people in the paintings have in common is that they have experienced homelessness in Cardiff.<br \/>\nOne verse reads:<br \/>\n<em>I know I\u2019m not so good, me. But I want them to know how good I could be.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I don\u2019t mind how she paints me. I said: \u201cSurprise me, do whatever you want.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em>But I do know I want a picture of me when she\u2019s done.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>To see what she\u2019s made of me.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>To see what I\u2019m like.<\/em><br \/>\nThe organisers are hoping to display the paintings in different locations across Cardiff until the end of 2020.<br \/>\nWhen the exhibition ends the portraits will be offered to the people in them.<br \/>\n\u201cYou can have this, this is yours, you don\u2019t belong to anyone else,\u201d is the message Katherine, who doesn\u2019t get paid for her work, hopes to pass on by doing this.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35830\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-35830\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35830\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_5608-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/noscript> A portrait at the &#8216;Share a Life&#8217; exhibition at The Norwegian Church.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIf they cannot be traced, the paintings will be auctioned and the money donated to a homeless charity or hostel in Cardiff.<br \/>\nThe <em>Share a Life <\/em>exhibition is a collaboration between several Cardiff homeless hostels &#8211; including TAVS and The Wallich &#8211; faith groups and Cardiff Council.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s local which adds a little flavour to it,\u201d said Katherine, talking to <em>The Cardiffian <\/em>about the 13 portraits she has painted for the exhibition so far \u2013 her final aim is to do at least 40.<br \/>\nOver months and years, Katherine, who is training to become an Art Psychotherapist at The University of South Wales, Newport, builds a relationship with those she paints.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s quite a safe space in the art group. I try and bring their personality in and I see characteristics they have but maybe they don\u2019t know about.\u201d<br \/>\nKatherine emphasised that she wanted the paintings to be more than just \u2018poverty porn,\u2019 she is as concerned with the therapeutic impact of creating the paintings for the people in them as she is for the end result and the portrait itself.<br \/>\n\u201cThe idea of the art work was, first of all, to make people feel valued, which they don\u2019t feel a lot of the time, to honour their story and to show the breadth of homelessness, because it\u2019s not just rough sleepers and it\u2019s not just people who have struggled with drug and alcohol addiction.\u201d<br \/>\nTalking about the people she had painted so far, Katherine recalled the story of a woman who has been separated from her children, and how her painting represented her struggle with this.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-35957 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-770x1093.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-500x710.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-293x416.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-35957 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-770x1093.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-500x710.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3-293x416.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/port-3.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a hard story because she had seven children and one passed away, there were twins and she lost one, which is why one of the daisies is red.\u201d<br \/>\nThere are seven flowers in the painting, one representing each of the woman\u2019s children.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen I interviewed her she was very shy and quiet but she really started to glow when she started talking about her children.<br \/>\n\u201cSome of them have been adopted, closed adoption so she can\u2019t see them anymore which has been quite tough on her.\u201d<br \/>\nThe woman, who can\u2019t be named for safeguarding purposes, has regular visits with her other children and takes artwork she has made for them in Katherine\u2019s sessions.<br \/>\nWhen asked why she thinks <em>Share a life <\/em>is different to other discussions of homelessness, Katherine said: \u201cIt is different from when someone comes in and does a documentary on you being homeless, then you\u2019ve just got an on-film memory of you in a really tough time, this is different, this is how I see <em>you <\/em>in this quite strong and powerful way.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Share a Life <\/em>exhibtion is at The Norwegian Church from 18-31 March, it\u2019s free entry and open daily 10:30-4.<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Holmes\u2019 artwork can be seen on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/katherineholmesart\/?epa=SEARCH_BOX\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The project is asking for sponsors and exhibition space across Cardiff, details can be found on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenwoodchurch.org\/sharealifecardiff\/\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of someone homeless on the streets of Cardiff, what do you see? You might bring to mind one of the many news reports showing tents on Queen Street, or a picture of someone huddled in a rain-soaked sleeping bag near Central Station. 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