Now You See Me
Mareah Ali
Mareah Ali is a photographer who was born profoundly deaf. Deafness is an invisible disability most of the time and she aims to make this more visible through her images. Her recent project Now You See Me is about heightened visibility and empowerment. Disability is often defined by disadvantage, but Ali wants to flip this and celebrate deaf people through positive visual images aimed at inspiring, educating and raising awareness. Her work portrays the intricacy and nuance of sign language, along with formal portraits of deaf individuals aimed at showing the whole person whose rich identity is only partially defined by their deafness.
