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Description

Physical description

edition 2 of 6

Label

In 2002, IWM commissioned Paul Seawright to respond to the War in Afghanistan, which had started the previous October. He was interested in how an artist might engage with conflict in a way that was different to the dramatic spectacles of photojournalism. The resulting photographs of minefields show a seemingly empty landscape, which in reality is both lethal and inaccessible. He says that he had'always been fascinated by the invisible, the unseen, the subject matter that doesn't easily present itself to the camera'. Seawright's work highlights the changing nature of contemporary warfare with its increasing emphasis on remote technology and hidden enemies.

History note

Commissioned by the Art Commissions Committee of the Imperial War Museum, 2002

Object Details

Category

Art

Creator

Seawright, Paul

Production date

2002

Materials

Support: paper

Support: aluminium

medium: cibachrome print

Dimensions

Support: Height 1010 mm., Width 1265 mm.

whole: Depth 44 mm., Height 1247 mm., Weight 23 kg, Width 1501 mm.

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART 16793

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