The world-renowned Fotografiska (The Swedish Museum of Photography) in Stockholm is displaying the Starved for Attention exhibit through May, culminating in Stockholm Photography Week from May 23rd-29th.

At the exhibit opening on May 3rd, MSF supporters and photography enthusiasts gathered to hear Starved for Attention photographer Marcus Bleasdale speak about his work for the project in Djibouti.

Museum-goers view Antonin Kratochvil's black and white images of the midwestern United States. © Ingrid Holmberg/MSF

Starved for Attention petition signatures calling for better food aid were collected at the opening. © Ingrid Holmberg/MSF

Photographer Marcus Bleasdale speaks at the Fotografiska opening. © Ingrid Holmberg/MSF

The Starved for Attention exhibit was featured at the opening of the 2011 Slovenia Press Photo Festival at the Galerija Kresija in Ljubljana last week. VII photographers Marcus Bleasdale and Antonin Kratochvil spoke at the event and hosted a master class at the festival.  MSF doctors and staff presented Starved for Attention, highlighting the campaign’s petition calling for better quality food aid.

Over 100 people attended the opening of the exhibit, which will remain on view through the end of March. 

Starved for Attention is presented as a flat screen floor installation in the Galerija Kresija. ©Ana Kovač

Gallery visitors view the exhibit documentaries and slideshows. ©Eva Hosp/MSF

Slovenian MSF surgeon Danijel Besic speaks to members of the press. ©Eva Hosp/MSF

Slovenia Press Photo Director Matej Leskovsek and "Djibouti: Frustration" photographer Marcus Bleasdale introduce the exhibit. ©Eva Hosp/MSF

MSF presented the Starved for Attention project at the internationally-renowned Photo10 Exhibition in Zurich last month. Over 3,000 visitors watched the films and slideshows and had the opportunity to learn more about MSF’s field work at information booths inside the exhibit.

A panel discussion on the representation of malnutrition through images drew a crowd of 250 people and featured MSF Director of Communications Laurent Sauveur, nutrition policy advisor Stéphane Doyon, and VII photographer and Starved for Attention contributor Franco Pagetti.

Starved for Attention was displayed in a whole room of the Photo10 Showcase. ©Daniela Hobi/MSF

Photo10 visitors take in the Starved for Attention films. ©Natacha Buhler/MSF

Films and slideshows were shown on innovative floor mounted displays. ©Natacha Buhler/MSF

MSF volunteers were on hand to provide information about treating malnutrition in the field. ©Yann Roth/MSF

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The Starved for Attention truck on a Paris street.

The truck features four screens showing the Starved for Attention documentaries.