About the artwork

Presented as part of PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography, this collection of intimate portraits tells the stories of 101 residents of Hackney, London, at every age from birth to 100. These life-size portraits reveal a neighbourhood up close – the deep sorrows, fierce joys and many contradictions that all our lives contain.

One Hundred Years is an insight into one community, through which the viewer finds connections with their own community – wherever in the world it may be.

One Hundred Years was commissioned by Photo Australia and the Metro Tunnel Creative Program for PHOTO 2022.

About the artist

Jenny Lewis is an award-winning portrait photographer. She has lived in Hackney for 25 years and her work focuses on visual storytelling within her community.

PHOTO 2022 is an international photography biennial taking place in galleries and public spaces across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Visit the PHOTO 2022 website for more details.

Photography by Jacinta Keefe

101 Victorians: a community participation project

Also presented in partnership with the Metro Tunnel Creative Program, 101 Victorians is a complementary community participation project in the style of Jenny Lewis’ One Hundred Years.

Members of the Victorian community were invited to submit portraits of their friends, family, colleagues and community. The resulting series of images celebrates the extraordinary diversity of our community, and life in Victoria.

View the online gallery of 101 Victorians.