Into the Light is a multi-year portrait project by Paris, shaped by her Irish heritage on her mother's side, her performances at The Gate Theatre in Dublin, and her upbringing in Australia. Shot in Ireland, the USA, and the UK, these images are being seen for the first time.

From the early 1900s to the 1990s, thousands of Irish children, now known as Survivors, were raised in Catholic-run and state-sanctioned institutions where many suffered neglect and abuse. Some were later sent to Australia under a forced migration programme, only to face further hardship.

Survivors have spent their lives building solidarity with one another, and in front of the camera that bond comes alive in moments of play, tenderness, and joy. Many portraits were taken at the London Irish Centre in Camden, a long-standing haven for the community.

Through portraiture, Survivors stand alongside some of Ireland's most acclaimed actors, equal in the frame and under the same light, with a shared aim: to turn a legacy of institutional darkness into collective illumination.

One light. One voice. One group.