We Have a Dream exhibition captures the faces of change
At Stockholm's Fotografiska, photographer Albert Wiking presents 114 striking portraits of people who have dared to make a difference



What do feminist punk activists Pussy Riot, businessman Sir Richard Branson, legendary record producer Quincy Jones and the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai have in common? They're all the subjects of an upcoming exhibition from renowned Swedish photographer Albert Wiking, who has dedicated more than a decade of his life to seeking out and photographing figures in modern society who look to instigate change, whatever form that might take.
The resulting showcase encompasses 114 portraits that place well-known faces among younger change-makers and everyday heroes. Produced in collaboration with Oscar Edlund, who interviewed those featured, the project saw the duo traverse the globe in their aim to document these leading visionaries of our time.
"The people in this project are proof that change is possible. With their portraits, their stories and their dreams of a more charitable world, they are united on equal terms," says Wiking. "We Have a Dream is not a story about saints or superheroes. Nobody is infallible and they have all started with a dream."
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One of the most challenging aspects of the lengthy undertaking was gaining access to the prominent figures. "We sought Malala Yousafzai and Jane Goodall for four to five years. Getting to meet many of these people is like gaining access to the Pentagon," says Edlund. "The common denominator for all the participants is that their story touched us."
We Have a Dream will be exhibited at Fotografiska from 9 December 2016 to 19 February 2017, and will be accompanied by a book of the same name. Stadsgardshamnen 22, S-116 45, Stockholm, Sweden; fotografiska.eu
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