Janneth Gil is a Colombian-born New Zealander currently studying a Master of Fine Arts, majoring in photography at the University of Canterbury. Janneth specialises in using art, photography, collaborative practices, community engagement and a broad range of related processes as a tool for social change.
She focuses her work on making an impact on problems that rise from discrimination and excesses of individualism in hope to encourage the community towards considering dialogue, tolerance, inclusivity and maintaining an informed, empathetic and socially conscious society.
She is currently developing a collaborative project “Darkness into Light” focusing on the positive supportive connections that are enabling the Christchurch community of Muslim women to move forward with strength and trust after the terrorist Mosques attack on March 15th 2019.
