Events
Guy Martin - Shifting Sands exhibition
10:00am to 5:00pm, 10 January 2012 to 14 January 2012 - Every day
The Poly, 24 Church Street, Falmouth TR11 3EG
Private view: 7pm, Monday 9 January
Guy Martin - Cairo 11.02.2011
People from all over Egypt descend on Tahrir Square, Cairo, at the news Hosni Mubarak had resigned as President of Egypt, 11 February 2011. Image by Guy Martin
Guy Martin - Libya
Two boys from the eastern coastal town of Tobruck, Libya, relax and play on the shores of the Mediterranean, April 2011. Detail of image by Guy Martin
Guy Martin - The Missing
Images from The Missing - The Search for Libya's Lost Generation by Guy Martin
During the spring of 2011, independent documentary photographer Guy Martin travelled to Egypt and Libya to record the unfolding Arab Spring. On Wednesday 20 April, Guy's work in the region was cut short when, whilst covering some of the fiercest urban warfare in recent history, he was severely injured in a rocket attack by Gaddafi loyalists in the centre of the besieged Western Libyan city of Misrata.
For the first time since the attack, and following a lengthy and continuing recovery, University College Falmouth's School of Media & Performance presents Shifting Sands, an exhibition of the work produced by Guy up to this point.
The exhibition frames a series of events including a private view, a talk with eminent women photojournalists, film screenings and Guy in conversation. Each event serves to highlight the heavy price that can be paid by frontline photojournalists in the cause of documenting a country and its people's struggle for freedom.
Admission free to exhibition
Shifting Sands - programme of events
Download the Shifting Sands exhibition programme (2.92 MB)
- 7.30pm, Wednesday 11 January - Women on the Frontline
- 7.30pm,Thursday 12 January - Screening of Waltz with Bashir
- 7.30pm, Friday 13 January - Screening of Restrepo
- 7.30pm, Saturday 14 January - Guy Martin in conversation
Egypt
Steele Gallery, The Poly
This exhibition shows Guy's work in Egypt, made whilst on assignment with the Wall Street Journal. It documents the first violent demonstrations at the end of January 2011, the celebrations on the news of the resignation of Hosni Mubarak on Friday 11 February, and the first independent referendum in March.
To hear Guy talking about his experience of documenting the protests in Egypt visit: www.foto8.com
Libya
Spring Gallery, The Poly
Shifting Sands then moves chronologically into March 2011, when Guy travelled to Libya to document the effects of NATO's intervention on the country's revolution. He travelled extensively throughout liberated Eastern Libya, documenting (with major commissions from The Guardian and Observer) a population coming to terms with their new found liberation and their continuing battles with a superior opposition.
This work in eastern Libya shows a particularly violent and uncertain time in the Libyan revolution. As Tripoli fell, and the Gaddafi family were either killed or arrested, it is easy to forget the heavy price the people of Libya paid for their freedom and the ensuing power struggles that are now being played out across the country.
The Missing People
Daniell Room, The Poly
Guy's Missing People photographs were taken on the sea air and ocean sprayed walls of the Bengazi courthouse and justice rooms between March and April 2011.
Over the course of the uprising and revolution in Libya, from its early days in February to the eventual capture and death of Colonel Gaddafi, the people of Benghazi posted pictures of their sons, fathers, uncles and brothers on the walls in the hope that someone might recognise a face. A face that had not returned from war with Chad in the 1970's; a face that might not have been seen since the police came to the house to ask questions in 1996; or perhaps a face not seen since the young man went to the frontline in March and April, fighting to defend their home and family.
The public exhibition of Libya's missing men seeks to highlight the very human struggle of Libya's 42-year search for answers about those who dared to stand up and resist.
In remembrance
Whilst Guy is here to share his work and experiences, sadly two of his friends and colleagues were killed in the same attack - Tim Hetherington the Oscar nominated filmmaker and co-director of Sundance-winning film Restrepo, and Pulitzer nominated photojournalist, Chris Hondros.
In remembrance, proceeds from the week's events will be directed to The Rory Peck Trust, the only organisation in the world dedicated to the safety and welfare of freelance newsgatherers and their families.
The Rory Peck Trust
43-51 Great Titchfield Street
London W1W 7DA
Tel: 020 3219 7860
Web: www.rorypecktrust.org
Prints and limited editions of Guy's work are available to buy online from Cartel Photos: www.cartelphotos.com
For more information about Guy Martin visit: www.guy-martin.co.uk
Contact : The Poly: 01326 319461
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