This summer, photographer Lida Mikhailova (exhibitions “I’m a lesbian. Do people around know about it? “,” Out of the closet”), made a wonderful project, “Positive Children”.

The photo shooting involved children with positive and negative HIV status. The project aims to draw attention to the problem of discrimination and prejudice against HIV-positive children.

“I want to bring the situation with the acception of people living with HIV outside the pattern when everybody knows “it is safe, it is not transmitted”, but is still scared, - sais Lida.

Calling attention to the HIV-positive children, we want to get the idea to the public that:

• HIV+ children can go to regular kindergarten
• HIV+ children can play with their peers
• HIV+ children (most of whom today are orphans) can live in a family
• HIV+ children should not be much-feared

The exhibition will run from September 15 to October 15 at Loft Project Etazhi.

For all questions, please call 89626913583, Sasha Semenova.