Saturday 21 May 2011

Simon Norfolk + John Burke photo exhibition at Tate Modern until July 10

   Burke & Norfolk: Photographs From The War In Afghanistan at Tate Modern until July 10th. Details here.

   In October 2010, Simon Norfolk began a series of new photographs in Afghanistan, which takes its cue from the work of nineteenth-century British photographer John Burke. Norfolk’s photographs reimagine or respond to Burke’s Afghan war scenes in the context of the contemporary conflict. Conceived as a collaborative project with Burke across time, this new body of work is presented alongside Burke’s original portfolios. John Burke, took sepia-toned documentary photographs of the second Anglo-Afghan war, from 1878 to 1880 (the first having taken place in 1839-1842).
   You can see more of the photographs on Simon Norfolk's website here.

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