September 27, 2004
Opening of Vivre Encore, a photo exhibit from France capturing daily life of children with cancer
Vivre Encore (To live on) is a photographic exhibition by renowned French photographer Jean-Louis Courtinat. In 1989, Courtinat began accompanying children with cancer as they were being treated in the paediatric ward of the Curie Institute. The result of this two-year project was the Vivre Encore photo exhibit and book.
The Curie Institute, located in Paris, France, was established by Marie Curie in 1921 as a hospital and research centre to fight cancer.
The French Consulate brought this exhibit to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as a means to promote scientific and medical collaboration between France and Canada. As part of this collaboration, Professor Daniel Louvard, research director of the Curie Institute, will be giving a lecture entitled "Design and use of a mouse model of spontaneous intestinal tumours for new cancer therapies" in the SickKids Main Auditorium at 4 p.m. on September 27.
What: Media preview of photo exhibit
Where: Garden Patio, Main Floor Atrium, SickKids
When: Monday, September 27, 2:30-4 p.m.
Dr. Louvard will also be available for interviews at 3 p.m.
For more information, please contact:
Public Affairs
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Suite 1742, Public Affairs, First floor Atrium
Toronto,
ON
M5G 1X8
Canada
Phone: 416-813-5058
Fax: 416-813-5328