A traumatised soldier huddled on a high shelf, a forest ablaze and khaki clad men posing as they await a flight to the front are among images in a new exhibition.
Now at Watford Museum’s Space2 gallery, Current Conflicts explores the ways in which six photographers capture the many faces of modern war.
Artist Richard Monje has created an archive of pictures of objects that may or may not be improvised explosive devices, asking the viewer to confront the possibility of death.
Jamie Simonds has captured pictures of US soldiers at Atlanta Airport clutching bags nervously, relaxing on plastic chair or emailing their families as they head to the front.
Les Monaghan did survival training with RAF and Army Air Corp crews, creating a series that comments on man’s need to control the environment and prepare for war.
Olivia Robinson’s partner was deployed to Afghanistan with the army and her images explore his day to day life.
Christopher Down and Matthew Andrews look at the way fiction is used to explore the traumatic and how much information a photograph can really convey.
The exhibition is free and runs until October 26 at the museum in Lower High Street.
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