PRESS RELEASE from Photo Hub Group Hastings
Stuart Griffiths gives a presentation on his forthcoming new book THE MYTH OF THE AIRBORNE WARRIOR on Tuesday, October 25th, 6pm – 8pm at Hastings Art Forum.
Entry: free for Phg members/£3 for non-members. Wine will be available.
Stuart Griffiths began taking photographs whilst serving as a British paratrooper in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s. During his service, Stuart began taking photographs that evoked the fear and frustration felt by the young soldiers; he started to question the validity of the British Army’s position: “The pride of being a Paratrooper after time turned to self-questioning, this turned to self-loathing”.
The eventual outcome is an intensely personal account of the trauma and personal conflict he experienced, powerfully expressed in his photographs and his newly published book The Myth of the Airborne Warrior. http://www.photoworks.org.uk/programme/publications/the-myth-of-the-airborne-warrior
His work on injured veterans 'Closer' won the 2010 Brighton Photo Fringe Open and in the same year Stuart was awarded a grant by the National Media Museum. The documentary film 'Isolation' about his personal work was released in 2009 at the Edinburgh film festival. He continues to work on self-initiated photography projects and for national and international titles.
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