PhotoILKLEY: Sujata Setia
6th Aug 2026 - 6th Sep 2026 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dedicated exclusively to photographic art, the festival brings together a vibrant range of thought-provoking photographic exhibitions that invites us to look closer at the world around us, at each other, and at the stories we live every day.
A Thousand Cuts, by Sujata Setia
A Thousand Cuts is a photographic project by Sujata Setia, shaped through conversations with South Asian women who have experienced domestic abuse.
Follow us on FacebookEach portrait is printed on thin paper and cut by hand, suggesting both fragility and endurance. The red beneath the surface speaks of pain, but also of survival and the possibility of change.
Part of photoILKLEY’s HUMAN:NATURE festival theme, the work takes its title and starting point from Lingchi, using the idea of repeated cutting as a way to think about the slow, cumulative harm of abuse within the home.
PhotoILKLEY Exhibition 2026 includes:
White Passing, by Zoe Boswell
One Year on Ilkley Moor, by Adam Kingston
Home Is Where You Are, by Oluwakemi Oluwunmi
Where Life Begins, by Tracy Mclihatton
A Thousand Cuts, by Sujata Setia
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First Floor: access via 18 steps; no lift available
