Short abstract:

In an effort to help raise awareness for the dire need of registered stem cell donors, I am proposing a unique photography series about people within varying environments with the common element of one ordinary red chair. The final result is a collection of portraits on Polaroids.

Long abstract:

The Untitled Chair Project is a unique photography portrait series to help raise awareness for the need for registered bone marrow donors around the world.

Started in 2O11 by photographer Sean Blake, the project has since gained a steady stream of social media followers and supporters, portrait participants and press coverage in 95 countries.

After losing a dear friend to leukemia many years ago and motivated by a newspaper article about an Arab's family’s plight for their own young daughter battling leukemia and their need for a matching donor. This photo series started from a need to creatively draw attention to this global issue.

What are the goals of The Untitled Chair Project?

Educate:

One of the things that has come to our attention in the pursuit of this project, is how many people have misconceptions, the wrong information or no information at all about what it means to be a donor. Educational information in all languages is essential in order to cross borders and cultural barriers. We would like to help bridge that gap.

Register:

We want to have as many donor drives as possible throughout our journey and encourage people to become informed and register with their local stem cell registry.

I have a PDF available that explains the project in detail. If interested, I'd like to share it with you.