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1854 Presents: Donovan Wylie on the architecture of conflict

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1854 Presents: Donovan Wylie on the architecture of conflict

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1854 Presents: Donovan Wylie on the architecture of conflict

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Photographer Donovan Wylie discusses past work, and the role of the artist in times, and places, of conflict

“Conflict is a really hard idea to represent,” Says photographer Donovan Wylie. With a focus on the nature of architecture in places of conflict, Wylie has built his career on a methodology of memory, transience, and a deep understanding of how the buildings around us shape society. With projects such as The Maze, Wylie uses an operational approach in his image making, meditating on the nature of military architectural complexes in both his home country of Ireland and worldwide. 

A Bafta owner with work exhibited in the Imperial War Museum, The Photographers’ Gallery, as well as the MoMa, Wiley’s projects have been viewed internationally for decades. Answering questions on national identity, his largest influences, and the role of artists in conflict, Wylie gives a retrospective look into the concepts and histories embedded within his images.

Isaac Huxtable

Isaac Huxtable is a Yorkshire-born, London-based writer and curator. He works across the photographic medium with a central focus on race and realism. Isaac is currently an Assistant Curator in Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He studied at the Courtauld Institute of Art, followed by roles at the British Journal of Photography, the Photographers' Gallery, and the art agency Artiq. His words have featured in the British Journal of Photography, Elephant Magazine, Galerie Peter Sillem, The Photographers' Gallery, and The South London Gallery. He is particularly interested in documentary practices, gender, class, and the body.