UNIQLO and Magnum Photos announce new project: Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

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UNIQLO and Magnum Photos announce new project: Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

Exhibition to launch in London on 13 September, with equivalent exhibitions to follow in over 10 cities around the world

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the launch of a major global photography exhibition. Created in close partnership with internationally renowned photographic cooperative Magnum Photos, Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL will be held in over 10 major world cities, hosted in public locations over several weeks, and freely accessible to all. The global initiative launches in London on Friday, 13 September, with other participating cities to soon follow.

Cristina de Middel/Magnum Photos Lindokuhle Sobekwa/Magnum Photos Olivia Arthur/Magnum Photos

Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL is a creative photography exhibition to tell a unique story. The exhibition features a curated collection of striking, joyful, profound photographs from Magnum photographers Cristina de Middel, Lindokuhle Sobekwa, and Olivia Arthur, who travelled to Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Romania to capture moments of PEACE FOR ALL-funded support activities from their own perspectives. The project is intended as a worldwide reflection on the value of peace, to showcase the real-world impact of UNIQLO’s ongoing PEACE FOR ALL project.

The exhibition of 63 works, combining UNIQLO’s ‘power of clothing’ with Magnum Photos’ ‘power of photography’ ideals, shows the impact of ongoing customer support for UNIQLO’s PEACE FOR ALL charity T-shirt project, which in 2024 celebrates two years and over 1.5 billion yen (approx. US$10 million) raised to date. All profits from sales of PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts are donated to three international humanitarian organizations – UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency), Save the Children, and Plan International – whose ongoing projects are captured in the exhibition.

The exhibition photographs shine a light on everyday lives of real people in Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Romania who are beneficiaries of funds raised through PEACE FOR ALL, powerfully illustrating how each partner makes good use of funds raised through the initiative. Moreover, Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL presents an important opportunity for UNIQLO customers everywhere to witness the positive impact of their kind participation in PEACE FOR ALL.

L-R: Cristina de Middel – Photos showing Plan International’s activities in Vietnam to prevent child marriage, support the education of girls, including renovation of school dormitory and the water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities; Olivia ArthurSave the Children supports children and families who have fled the war in Ukraine with education, mental health care, and financial assistance. Photos show children playing and participating in workshops at a Counselling Hub in Bucharest, Romania; Lindokuhle SobekwaUNHCR supports forcibly displaced people in Ethiopia with food, daily necessities, and education. The photos show the relief activities and the lives of the people there

Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL is set to launch first in London’s King’s Cross at Coal Drops Yard, from Friday, 13 September. This will soon be followed by similar exhibitions in other world cities, including New York, Tokyo, Hanoi, Paris, Milan, Shanghai, Singapore, Seoul, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Stockholm. More exhibition details will soon be announced locally in each city.

New designs unveiled to celebrate Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

To mark the collaboration between UNIQLO and Magnum Photos, three new PEACE FOR ALL designs will be available from 20 September at UNIQLO stores and through uniqlo.com, showcasing photos used around the world at Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL. Each design depicts moments of PEACE FOR ALL-supported humanitarian activities in Vietnam, Romania, and Ethiopia, as seen from the perspective of Magnum photographers involved in the exhibition.

UNIQLO and Magnum Photos announce new project: Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

All profits from sales of PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts are donated to international humanitarian organizations UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency), Plan International, and Save the Children.

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