| War and Peace 07 | |
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"War
no longer exists" writes Sir Rupert Smith, a retired British
general, in his book The Utility of Force . He contrasts
the first and second world wars, essentially wars of armies, with
modern conflict which is fought amongst the people. Now terrorism
has globalised the field of conflict. Challenged to respond to a changing world, eight artists/film makers present work about soldiers and people caught up in conflict: Sean Taylor worked for over five months with a company from the Irish Army to choreograph '100 Paces'. The subject of Tim Shore's award winning 'Cabinet' is the American Unabomber. In 'Jamal's Journey', British film maker Claire Fowler follow's a Palestinian family struggling with a healthcare system under occupation. Fiona Kam Meadley records stories of survivors from a brutal civil war in 'Testimony from Liberia'. Louise Burston's 'Army' and Angelo Picozzi's '00:00:45:00', re-present archive photographs taken by soldiers. 'Creation Stories' by Fern Thomas explores the relationship between violence and creation, and Ronnie Close's 'A Hard Place/Archive and Archive' reflect on the history of Northern Ireland. |
| Army - Louise Burston |
Initiated and Organised by Fiona Kam Meadley Selected by: Zoe Shearman, Dominic Thomas and Neil Walker Screenings from June - November 2007 The Subscription Rooms, Stroud
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