Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer
360 Video of Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer Traveling Exhibit
This 360 video was created by Huirong Wang and Morgaine McIlhargey, with help from Emily Johnson, for Professor Dan Pacheco's MND 413 Emerging Media Platforms class at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
It features Professor Tula Goenka talking about the Look Now Project and the Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer traveling exhibit that was on display in the Newhouse 3 Lobby, Syracuse University from November 2019 to April 2021. All rights reserved.
Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer Multimedia Exhibition
Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer breaks down the barriers between a survivor’s public persona and their private struggles with the disease. In 2010, Syracuse University professor Tula Goenka, herself a breast cancer survivor, was the first of three subjects to be photographed for a proof-of-concept. As the 2016-19 Newhouse Endowed Chair of Public Communications, Goenka relaunched the Look Now Project with a new collaborative team.
The 2018 Look Now multimedia installation at Point of Contact Gallery focused on the personal stories of survivors from Central New York. Interactive text, graphics, mirrors, and an experimental silent film enhanced the exhibition’s visual core, which presented 44 participants—25 with clothed photographic portraits and images of bare chests, and 19 who chose to remain anonymous except for their bare chest close-ups. Cindy Bell, also a breast cancer survivor, was the portrait photographer.
Colleen Speaks at Opening Reception
Many thanks to all our participants, supporters, well wishers and visitors. Here is one of our most fierce participants —Colleen—speaking at the Gallery Opening Reception about living with Stage 4 breast cancer. Much love, power and strength to you, Colleen. May we find a cure!
Look Now Project Featured on Bridge Street
Thanks to Bridge Street on Channel 9 for your continued support of the Look Now Project. Your update about our project in November 2021 was much appreciated. Our creator and project director Tula Goenka’s conversation with host Tim Fox was on Zoom because of Covid restrictions.
Look Now Project Featured on
Channel 9’s Tell Me Something Good
Look Now Project creator and project director Tula Goenka was featured for Channel 9’s Tell Me Something Good segment in October 2021.
Look Now Project Featured in Upstate’s Cancer Care
Several Look Now Project participants received their treatment at Upstate Medical University’s Cancer Center in Syracuse, NY. Some of them—Tula Goenka, Lois Shaffer, Patti Muller, Stephanie Fay, Anju Varshney and Jeanine Capone—were featured in the Winter 2019 issue of Cancer Care.
We are all grateful to have received excellent medical care so close to home.
Look Now Project Featured on
WAER 88.3 FM
Look Now Project creator and project director Tula Goenka was featured on WAER 88.3, Syracuse University’s NPR station.
Look Now Project Featured on Bridge Street
Thanks to Bridge Street on Channel 9 for your continued support of the Look Now Project. You hosted our creator and project director Tula Goenka (in Fall 2017 and Summer 2018) to help us spread the word and recruit participants, and we were delighted to share information with your viewers today about the finished show in October 2018.
Look Now Project Featured on Zestful Aging Podcast
Many thanks to Nicole Christina of Zestful Aging for speaking with Professor Tula Goenka about the Look Now Project and multimedia exhibition.
Look Now Project Gallery Film
Many thanks to everyone who visited the Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer multimedia exhibition at The Point of Contact Gallery in October 2018. This is the Behind The Scenes short film that we created to be displayed at the gallery.
Deepest gratitude to all our participants and project creators.
Look Now Project Featured in syracuse.com
The Look Now Project was featured in syracuse.com on October 26, 2018.
Breast cancer might have mutilated our bodies, health and lives but it didn’t take away our dignity, femininity or sense of self.
Many thanks to all the participants for their bravery and courage to share their private stories so publicly. We honor and respect you.
Look Now Project Short Documentary (2010)
This short documentary of interviews with three breast cancer survivors who participated in the proof-of-concept was created for the project launch in October 2010.