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Photographs 1-20 1 Untitled. From the series: “Memory Loss”
6 T he Last Of The Billingsgate Fish Porters
CLAUDIA LEISINGER Billingsgate Market, London 2011
MUSTAFAH ABDULAZIZ New York City, USA 2011 USA VS Japan, Times Square
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Kazakh Eagle Hunter of Western Mongolia CHRISTO GEORGHEGAN Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia 2012
In 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakh Prime Minister, Nursultan Nazarbayev, set out to try and reclaim the rich Kazakh culture and tradition lost during years of Russian ruling. Border agreements and forced collectivisation are some of the factors which led to mass Kazakh migration across Bayan-Ölgii (Mongolia) and Xinjiang (China). In both places, Kazakh culture and tradition are as intact as they were hundreds of years ago. The Kazakh migration has led to a cultural crisis in modern day Kazakhstan where Soviet rule has almost wiped out these nomadic traditions, such as hunting with golden eagles.
3 Nora, Palestinian Bedouin girl
GIULIANO CAMARDA Jerusalem 2011
Nora visits Jerusalem for the first time. Nora is a young Palestinian-Bedouin from the Arab al-Jahalin tribe. Her community lives on the hills to the east of Jerusalem and is currently being evicted and relocated next to the Abu Dis rubbish dump. The forced ethnic displacement will have heavy repercussions on the semi-nomadic Bedouin way of life.
Billingsgate Market began trading exclusively in fish in 1699. Porters, had until April 28th the sole licence to transport fish within the market. In January 2012, the City of London Corporation, withdrew all trading licences from the porters, revoking a bylaw dating back to 1876. Fish porters think that money motivations maybe hidden behind the withdrawal, with Billingsgate standing in the way of the Corporation’s expansion plans for Canary Wharf.
7 Armenian Wedding
TERJE ABUSDAL Georgia 2011
Young women at a wedding waiting for the bride and groom to arrive. Chickens are a traditional wedding gift, intended to feed the young couple for the first month before officially living together. Armenians are the second largest minority in Georgia, representing 7% of the total population.
8 Papua New Guinea TIMOTHY ALLEN Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea 2010 Skeleton dancers from the Omo Masalai tribe. Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world with over a hundred ethnic groups. Even today, many of the remote tribes have only marginal contact with the outside world.
4 Boy Playing Football Jerome Lorieau
9 Untitled BEAT SCHWEIZER Teriberka, Russian Federation 2012
Streets have a fundamental role in Moroccan social life. Children spend a lot of time playing in the streets and here they start socialising in their early years. The street represents a valuable school of life where young people can build strong relationships with their neighbours and connect with their community.
Early in the morning a man cleans out the stove of the local community heating system in the remote village of Teriberka. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Teriberka has seen a dramatic population decrease and loss of economical prosperity. A marine gas field, 550 kilometres from the cost could change all of this, making this little fishing village the natural gas capital of the world.
MEDINA OF RABAT Morocco 2010
Untitled 5 The Milburn Family, Champion 10 JOSE NAVARRO Whipcrackers from Tasmania
JACKIE DEWE MATHEWS Irishtown, Tasmania 2012
Hudson, Brock, Bonnie and Joseph Milburn, the youngest of eight children who live on a remote beef cattle farm and are educated at home. Beef and dairy farming are the main industries in the northwest regions. With the same land mass as Ireland but a tenth of the population, Tasmania is still very under-populated.
Burkina Faso 2011 Sleeping gold miners in Séguénéga. Gold mining in this region is devastating the environment and the community structure. With gold prices at an all time high, more than 90% of able-bodied people in the West African country have been drawn to these mines. The miners are mostly young men, working six days a week and paid by the number of bags of stones they dig out.
11 Buzludja, TIMOTHY ALLEN Bulgaria 2012
16 Construction MARK ESPLIN Wuhan, China 2012
Bulgaria
The Buzludzha Monument. High in the Balkan mountains of Bulgaria stands the country’s largest ideological monument to Communism. Today, this incredible forgotten and derelict building stands as the emblem of an abandoned ideology.
Workers
Situated 800 km West of Shanghai, Wuhan, like much of China, is under heavy construction. Locals are concerned with the rate of development, as this ancient city begins to resemble every modern urban landscape in the country. The site photographed used to be an ancient temple and worshipping ground. Soon it will be a complex of high rise apartments.
12 New Years Day, Sea Point Pool. From the series: 17 “Sea Point swimmers” Waiting for Live. From the series: DAVID CHANCELLOR “The Concordia Show” Cape Town, South Africa 2011 The Sea Point Pool and Promenade on Cape Town waterfront was one of the earliest desegregated areas in post-apartheid South Africa. From an exclusive white area, this public swimming pool is now populated by a mix of class, race, gender and religion. A place for South Africans of all backgrounds to experience happiness together.
13 Kryziu Kalnas(Hill ANGUS FRASER Lithuania 2010
of Crosses)
The Hill of Crosses is a national pilgrimage site in northern Lithuania. It is believed that the first crosses appeared as a sign of defiance in 1831, the year of the Lithuanian uprising for independence against the Russian-Tsarist government. Today there are over half a million crosses and the place has come to signify the peaceful endurance of Lithuanian Catholicism despite the threats it faced throughout history.
14 Tomato Famers, Iran. From the series: “The disappearance of Lake Urmia” ALETHEIA CASEY Lake Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran 2011
Men farm their tomatoes near Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran. Today, due to drought, irrigation and damming projects, Lake Urmia is emptying fast. The lack of rainfall and rising salinity levels are making farming increasingly difficult. It is feared that if the lake dries completely, life threatening salt and dust will blow from the lake, covering the land that once thrived.
15 The Southern Tourist City
GIANLUCA PANELLA Giglio Island, Italy 2012
Journalist getting ready for a live report about the Costa Concordia Disaster. The cruise ship Costa Concordia partially sank on the night of 13 January 2012 after hitting a reef. It is believed the collision was caused by the captain deviating from the ship’s computerprogrammed route to treat people on the island to the spectacle of a near-shore salute. As of October 2012 the shipwreck remains, bringing tourism to the small island but continuing to be an eyesore for the locals and a tangible memory of an avoidable tragedy.
18 The Flood in Pakistan in the Sindh Region
FRANCOIS RAZON Pakistan 2012
The floods are Pakistan’s worst natural disasters. In recent years, abnormally heavy monsoon rains caused destruction of property, infrastructure and livestock and human death. Boats are used instead of cars to go to the market and many people have to rely on people with boats to bring them food and clean water.
19 Man Lying Down ANDRE BAUMECKER Beachy Head, United Kingdom 2010 Old man relaxing on the cliffs of Beachy Head on a peaceful summer day. “I saw the man sitting down on the grass and waited for the right moment, when he laid down I knew that was it” – Andre Baumecker
20 Turkish Blue Gold TOMMASO PROTTI
EMMA LEBLANC Latakia, Syria 2010
Sanliurfa province, Turkey 2011
The flooded mosque in the town of Halfeti on the
The Southern Tourist City is a popular neighbourhood of Latakia, a famous coastal resort town in the north of Syria on the Mediterranean Sea. In the cold winter months, migrant workers from all over Syria used to flock to the humble, hastily constructed neighbourhoods at the margins of the city. Looking for work and taking advantage of cheap off-season housing, they enjoyed a seaside vacation prohibitively expensive during the summer months. The ongoing civil war has stopped such activities.
Euphrates river. In 1999 Halfeti was partially submerged under the waters behind the Birecik Dam, one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project. The giant hydropower plan was launched by the Turkish government at the beginning of the 80s to modernise the country’s poorest region and increase its influence with Syria and Iraq, both poor in water resources.
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Photographs 21-40 21 Sri Lanka Special Boat Squadron in Training. From the Series: “Deadly when wet” MICHAEL HEFFERNAN
Sri Lanka 2010
Sri Lankan Special Boat Squadron (SBS) recruits training on the beach. The SBS was established in 1993 and modelled after the Special Boat Service of the Royal Navy. As a naval special forces unit it undertakes operations such as amphibious raids, Maritime CounterTerrorism, reconnaissance and target indication, combat swimmer missions and small boat operations.
26 Girl with Snake
VALERIO BERDINI Burma 2012
PAU RIGOL Cairo, Egypt 2011
A girl lies with a snake inside a tent at a night market, where herbalists, fortune-tellers, food hawkers and performers compete for business.
E lections in Burma. A supporter of the National League for Democracy party incites a group of Buddhist monks in Mandalay. Over the years, monks have played an essential role in the fight for democracy and the release of the political leader Aung San Suu Kyi. For the first time in decades the opposition was allowed to campaign in 2012 elections.
E gyptian protestors chant slogans against the country’s ruling military and in honour of those killed in recent clashes with SCAF, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. After the stepping down of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011, the SCAF took the power to govern Egypt, subsequently relinquishing power on 30 June 2012 upon the start of Mohamed Morsi’s term as president.
27 Herero Woman
JIM NAUGHTEN Namibia 2012
The Herero are an ethnic group living in Namibia, South West Africa. They speak Herero language and are traditionally pastoralists, making a living tending livestock. Herero women wear Victorian era style dresses as a direct consequence of German occupation over a century ago, when Rhenish missionaries set about converting and clothing them in the European dress of the period. The headpiece is a Herero addition and symbolises cow horns, paying homage to their cattle which made them rich.
CHRISTOPHER CAPOZZIELLO USA 2003
D avid is a young member of the South Mississipi White Knights; looking down the barrel of his shotgun, he talks jokingly about how he’d like to go shoot up some blacks. As of 2012, the Ku Klux Klan is estimated to have between 3,000 and 5,000 members.
23 Rodeo Road. From the series: “3229 Rodeo Road”
SOPHIE EBRARD New Mexico, USA 2011
C hildren at the livestock market in Santa Fe, in New Mexico. Among the United States, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics and the second highest percentage of Indigenous people of Americas after Alaska. As a result, the demographic and culture of the state have strong Hispanic and Native-American influences.
SAM STRICKLAND Malawi 2010
other with her baby after giving birth at the Likuni M Mission Hospital. Malawi is working hard to reduce one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Through quality improvement tools and techniques, Likuni Hospital has being achieving impressive results in recent years.
29 China: One Child Good!
LOUIS QUAIL Beijing, China 2011
I t’s over thirty years (1978) since the Mao’s Chinese government brought in the One Child Policy in a bid to control the world’s biggest, growing population. Wang, 7 years old, is the top of her class at her primary school which has the best results in Beijing. Her mother prefers to have only one child so she can put all her resources into looking after her.
MARIANNE BJØRNMYR BILLEFJORD Norway 2009
T he twins Uchha Hansa Risten and Ucha HansaThommás are part of the youngest generation of Sami People living off coastal Northern Norway. The Sami are Scandinavia’s aboriginal people, inhabiting the arctic areas. This community fights hard to restore and maintain a culture almost lost.
30 Boxer # 7. From the series: “The Boxers Of Bukom”
LUCA SAGE Ghana 2010
Y oung boxer in Bukom. Boxing and fighting are at the core of Bukom’s identity. This small fishing village is known for its phenomenal ability to produce international boxing champions, making Ghana one of Africa’s most successful sporting nations.
25 Herero Man in Yellow Suit
JIM NAUGHTEN Namibia 2012
The Herero are an ethnic group living in Namibia, South West Africa. Herero men proudly wear German paramilitary costume or suits. This is a direct consequence of the German occupation over a century ago and reminiscent of the Herero uprising. When war broke out in 1904 between the colonizers and the local tribes, if a Herero warrior killed a German soldier, he would remove and wear their uniform as a symbol of his prowess. Today, men wear military costume to honour their warrior ancestors at ceremonies, festivals and funerals and suits as everyday wear.
ASHLEY GILBERTSON New York, USA 2011
A n Occupy Wall Street demonstrator is arrested during a massive protest on Wall Street on 17 November 2011. The Occupy Wall Street protest movement began on 17 September 2011 at Zuccotti Park in New York City’s Wall Street Financial District. The protest was initiated by a Canadian activist group campaigning against social and economic inequality and the strong influence of corporations on governments.
28 Birth in Likuni
24 Uchha Hansa Risten and Ucha Hansa Thommàs
33 OccupyWallStreet, No. 1
37 Untitled
JUSTIN JIN Guangdong province, China 2006
22 David, Jesus, and the Gun. From the series: “For God, Race, and Country”
32 From Fear to Euphoria
ILIA YEFIMOVITCH Israel 2012
A n Israeli-American family in the West bank city of Hebron. Hebron is home to 160,000 Palestinians and 500-800 Israeli settlers. The Israeli settlers live in close proximity to the city boundary and require a constant Israeli military presence.
PATRICK TOMBOLA Cairo, Egypt 2012
A man finds shelter behind a burning car during clashes with police near the Ministry of Interior in Downtown Cairo. Clashes erupted across all major Egyptian cities following the death of 74 people in Port Said, after a soccer match between Al Masry and Al Ahly teams on 2 February 2012. While most protestors agreed that the lack of security at the match, constituted a gross failure on behalf of security forces, many saw a more sinister plan determined to punish the Al Ahly ultras for their ongoing support to the Revolution.
34 The Libyan Wish
FABIO BUCCIARELLI Libya 2011
A Libyan fighter sits on a rocket launcher mounted on a pickup truck outside the walls of Sirte. The Battle of Sirte was the final battle of the Libyan civil war, culminating with the collapse of the four-decade Gaddafi regime.
39 Srebrenica. Requiem for a Dream
MATTIA VACCA Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina 2011
A widow waits for her husband’s coffin to be carried in the cemetery of Potocari, 16 years after Srebrenica massacre. Srebrenica was a Muslim town in Bosnia besieged by Serb forces throughout Bosnia’s 199295 war. Serb troops invaded the town in July 1995, separated men from women and killed 8,000 men and boys within just a few days. The victims have been identified through DNA analysis and newly identified ones are buried at the Srebrenica memorial centre every year.
35 OccupyWallStreet, No. 2
ASHLEY GILBERTSON New York, USA 2011
A n Occupy Wall Street demonstrator sits in Zuccotti Park, New York. The demonstrators occupied the park for two months before being evicted by the police on 15th of November 2011.
36 Freedom Seekers
Yusuke Harada Libya 2011
R ebel fighters kneel down to pray on the road to Sirte, in the outskirts of Sadada, Libya. Many rebel fighters set their base in the outskirts of Sadada, preparing the military strategy for the Battle of Sirte and conquering the last of Gaddafi’s strongholds.
31 Face of a Nation
38 Burning Shelter
40 Girl Against a Wall
ANTHONY DAWTON Gaza, Palastine 2010
T he photograph was taken in a school in Gaza, Palestine. “In visiting this school, and talking to the students and their teachers, I was at first bewildered by the extremes of hope and despair expressed. On looking closer, however, I saw faces illuminated by a dignity born of a belief in a better and reconciled future. Yet in the shrapnel damage to the wall, so reminiscent of blood in shape and texture, is a grim reminder that the future may not prove to better” Anthony Dawton.
RSC EXHIBITIONS
The exhibitions programme gives fresh perspectives on Shakespeare and the work of the RSC. We commission some of today’s most interesting artists, producers and theatre makers to create new work for our two dedicated exhibition spaces, the Swan Room and the PACCAR Room, and as interventions around the building. www.rsc.org.uk/ exhibitions
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