AN exhibition that gives a glimpse into homelessness, in the words of those affected, will be on view at Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead later this month.

Outsiders, which runs from October 18 until December 23, is a documentary photography project by Marc Davenant. His aim was to capture a snapshot of homelessness in modern Britain over a six-year period.

The project was done in partnership with the charity Shelter and included environmental portraiture together with personal testimony from participants.

The national project covered locations in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Brighton, Kent, Hertfordshire and Norwich.

This exhibition displays a selection of the resulting photographs, alongside this personal testimony. All of the participants taken by Davenant gave informed consent.

A review of the exhibition from arts magazine Creative Boom read: “Though the images are beautiful, shot in black and white, they are intentionally provocative, sometimes haunting, and shockingly revealing of how people in marginalised communities are treated and expected to live”.

Outsiders is supported with funding from Arts Council England.

During the exhibition's opening event on Friday, October 20, which takes place from 6-8pm, there will be an in-person testimonial from Kerri Douglas, who is featured in the series, and a reading by author Stu Hennigan. There will also be a screening of the short film Stuck on the Spin Cycle.

Marc Davenant will give a free talk about the exhibition at the Williamson on Friday, December 6 at 6pm,