The conflict on the wall

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Worldwide | Friday, September 3, 2010 | 5 photos

This photo series deals with the phenomenon of erecting murals in the streets of Northern Ireland with a special focus on Belfast and (London)Derry. Through this series of photographs, which were shot over the duration of four years, the variety of the murals and the changing process of the murals should be highlighted. The documented murals deal with geopolitical themes as well as the memory of fallen paramilitaries. So they reflect the century-old conflict between Loyalists/Unionists/Protestants and Republicans/Nationalists/Catholics in Northern Ireland. Beside this also the role of the murals as a landmark between the interface areas of the cities of Northern Ireland (the living areas are devided in Republicans/Nationalists/Catholics and Loyalists/Unionists/Protestants residential areas. These areas abut on each other and there the Murals function as a sign for inhabitants and foreigners in which area they are) should be documented.
I'm very much interested in documentation and travel photography and so I'm always interested in expanding my personal horizont and getting to know new countries. So I would be very kind if I can go on the trip with John Edwards.