No Man's Land Exhibition at Bristol Cathedral until Sunday 1st July 2018
Posted on: 20 Apr 2018An exhibition offering a unique perspective into the role women played during the First World War is on display at Bristol Cathedral until Sunday 1st July 2018.
No Man's Land presents a rarely-seen collection of images taken by women who worked as ambulance drivers, nurses and official photographers during the war, as well as work by artists inspired by the conflict. Held in commemoration of the Great War, the exhibition features photographs taken by three women of the time, along with a triumvirate of women creating their own war-inspired work a century later.
Particular highlights include frontline images by nurse Florence Farmborough; photographs by the UK's first official war photographer, Olive Edis; and a new piece by former soldier and modern photographer, Alison Baskerville.
Also included in this historic, vital document of First World War images will be snapshots by motorcyclist-turned-ambulance driver Mairi Chisholm; multi-media pieces by contemporary artist Dawn Cole; and a photographic examination of the 'secret history' of troops shot for desertion and cowardice by modern artist Chloe Dewe Matthews.
A free event, this is an evocative, moving exhibition that encapsulates the hard work, bravery and fortitude of some of the conflict's most influential and important women.
You can find out more about this and other exhibitions and events at Bristol Cathedral here.
Bristol Cathedral is located at College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TJ. Tel. 0117 9468184
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