Ken Stanton Archive - Recording Iraq

BRISTOL, UK.- Arnolfini presents Ken Stanton Archive - Recording Iraq, on view through April 1, 2007. In 2003, just before the coalition invasion of Iraq, independent film producer Michael Burke purchased satellite time from Reuters and made an open request for video recordings made on the ground during the first weeks of the ensuing war. As the conflict continued Burke travelled to Iraq making contacts and establishing a network of paid and volunteer sources. Contributors - including civilians, human shields, aid workers, photojournalists and amateur operators with varying skills and expectations of the power of the video image - witnessed tragedy and atrocity, humour and defiance; producing tapes that range from the mundane and commonplace to the sensational and unique. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)