John Keane: Imperial War Museum North

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About John Keane: Imperial War Museum North

Renowned artist John Keane was sent to the Gulf in 1991 as official war artist for the Imperial War Museum. Afforded the same access rights as the press, he preferred to call himself a ‘commentator’ and opted to use a camera and video recorder, instead of the more traditional sketchbook, to document his experiences. Marking twenty years since the conflict some of these images are on display at Imperial War Museum North. One of the images shows a shopping trolley stacked with missiles, juxtaposing the everyday mundane with reality of war.

In conjunction with The Gulf War 1990 - 1991: Photographs by John Keane display at Imperial War Museum North, we'd like you to submit your photographs of everyday objects in unusual settings.

Our favourites will be shown on the IWM website and the overall best entry, as judged by John Keane, will receive a copy of the Mark Lawson book John Keane: Conflicts of Interest.

SUBMITTING A PHOTOGRAPH

To submit a photograph to the competition, simply join this group and add your photograph to the pool anytime until 11.59pm on Sunday 6 February 2011. Photographs submitted after this time will not be eligible for the judging.

You can add up to 5 photos to the group.

Submissions to the group are moderated, so it may take up to two working days for your photograph to appear in the group.

HOW TO ADD YOUR PHOTOGRAPH: STEP BY STEP

1. Join Flickr and Upload Your Photograph

To add your photograph to the John Keane photo project, you will need join Flickr. Basic membership of Flickr is free.

Once you are a member of Flickr, you can upload your photographs through your browser, by email or in a number of other ways. For more information on Flickr, see the Flickr Frequently Asked Questions.

2. Join the John Keane: Imperial War Museum North group.

To join the John Keane: Imperial War Museum North group, sign in to your Flickr account, then go to the John Keane: Imperial War Museum North group page and click 'Join This Group? on the right-hand side of the page.

3. Add your photograph to the John Keane: Imperial War Museum North group.

Once you have joined the group John Keane: Imperial War Museum North you can add your photograph to the group pool. Go to the photograph's page in Flickr, click on the 'Send to Group' button above the photo, and select 'John Keane: Imperial War Museum North' from the drop-down menu.

4. You're Done!

ABOUT THE DISPLAY

Marking twenty years since the Gulf War 1990 - 1991, Imperial War Museum North presents a small but powerful display of photographs taken by renowned artist John Keane. Accompanied by quotes from an interview with Keane, this display gives a unique glimpse into the conflict, sparked by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990.

These images stand alone as an eye-witness record of the build up and aftermath of the conflict. But they were also used as inspiration for Keane’s paintings of the Gulf War, giving us an insight into Keane’s creative processes as an artist.

This collection of photographs, some of which are on public display for the first time, were taken by Keane when commissioned by the Imperial War Museum as their ‘official recorder’ in the Gulf. Afforded the same access rights as the press, he preferred to call himself a ‘commentator’ and opted to use a camera and video recorder, instead of the more traditional sketchbook, to document his experiences. Images include those taken whilst Keane was in the desert, on a Royal Naval Ship and in Kuwait City after the Coalition victory.

John Keane will be at Imperial War Museum North on 6 February 2011 to talk about his experiences during the Gulf War 1990 - 1991, in a Meet the Artist session.

The display continues until Sunday 6 March.

NOTES

By adding your photo to this group, you are giving the Imperial War Museum permission to display your photo on www.iwm.org.uk.