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British artist and photographer
Edmund Clark
HonFRPS is a British artist and photographer whose work explores politics, representation, incarceration and control. His research based work combines a range of references and forms including bookmaking, installations, photography, video, documents, text and found images and material. Several of his projects explore the
War on Terror .
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His notable projects include Guantanamo: If The Light Goes Out ,
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[3] Control Order House ,
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[6] The Mountains of Majeed ,
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[9] and Negative Publicity: Artefacts of Extraordinary Rendition (in collaboration with researcher and writer Crofton Black).
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[11] Edmund Clark's awards include the 2009 International Photography Award from
The British Journal of Photography ,
[12] 2016
Rencontres d'Arles Photo-Text Book Award
[13] and 2017 Infinity Award in Documentary and Photojournalism category from
International Center of Photography .
[14] In 2018 Clark was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the
Royal Photographic Society . Edmund Clark was the
Ikon Gallery 's artist-in-residence at Europe's only wholly therapeutic community prison,
HM Prison Grendon from 2014 until 2018. Supported by the
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, the residency culminated in the publication of My Shadow's Reflection (
Ikon Gallery : Birmingham and Here Press: London) and a solo exhibition In Place of Hate at
Ikon Gallery .
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Life and career
Clark worked as a researcher in London and Brussels before gaining a postgraduate diploma in photojournalism at
London College of Communication .
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He gained access to
Guantanamo Bay detention camp and to a house under a
control order (housing an individual held under the
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 ). His book Control Order House is his response to a period he spent staying in a house with a man known as 'CE' who had been placed under a Control Order due to his suspected involvement with terrorist-related activity. Clark spent three days working in the house taking a large number of quick, uncomposed photographs surveying the site. These images, along with architectural plans of the house, redacted documents relating to the case and a diary kept by 'CE' form a portrait of sorts: of the site and its inhabitant and of the structure of legal restriction imposed and represented by the house.
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Publications
Awards
Exhibitions
The Mountains of Majeed ,
Flowers Gallery , London, 27 February – 4 April 2015
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Edmund Clark: Terror Incognitus , Zephyr,
Reiss Engelhorn Museum , Mannheim, 31 January – 3 July 2016
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Edmund Clark: War of Terror,
Imperial War Museum, London , 28 July 2016 – 28 August 2017
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In Place of Hate ,
Ikon Gallery , Birmingham, 6 December 2017 – 11 March 2018
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excessive citations ]
Edmund Clark: The Day the Music Died ,
International Center of Photography , New York, NY, 26 January – 6 May 2018
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Unseen Conflicts – War on Terror , Parrotta Contemporary Art, Cologne and Bonn, 7 September – 10 November 2018
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Permanent collections
Fotomuseum Winterthur , Switzerland
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George Eastman Museum , Rochester, NY, USA
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Grinnell College , IA, USA
Imperial War Museum , London, UK
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston , TX, USA
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National Science and Media Museum , Bradford, UK
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National Portrait Gallery, London , UK
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References
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"The long read: Edmund Clark and Crofton Black on the War on Terror" .
The British Journal of Photography . 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Official website" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Lane, Guy (3 November 2010).
"If the Light Goes Out: Edmund Clark's pictures of Guantánamo Bay" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Official website" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Clark, Edmund (8 March 2013).
"Edmund Clark: control order house" . Financial Times . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ O'Hagan, Sean (3 June 2013).
"At home with a suspected terrorist" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Official website" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Smyth, Dian (7 July 2015).
"Edmund Clark photographed Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base, home to more than 40,000 people" .
The British Journal of Photography . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Brook, Pete (24 February 2015).
"The 40,000 People on Bagram Air Base Haven't Actually Seen Afghanistan" .
Wired Magazine . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Official website" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Bayley, Bruno (22 March 2016).
"Exposing the Black Sites Behind Extraordinary Rendition" .
Vice Magazine . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Abel-Hirsch, Hannah (29 November 2017).
"BJP International Photography Award: Past winners" .
The British Journal of Photography . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"ANNOUNCING 2016 PHOTO-TEXT BOOK AWARD" .
Magnum Foundation . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"ICP Announces 2017 Infinity Awards" . International Center of Photography . 10 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Green, Miranda (29 November 2017).
"In Place of Hate: Edmund Clark's new work from Grendon prison" . FT Magazine . Financial Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
^ Ramm, Jessica (6 March 2018).
"IN PLACE OF HATE" . MAP Magazine . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark's immersive study of prison life goes on show at the Ikon Gallery" . 1854 Photography . 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Prix Pictet Biography" . 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013 .
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"Recent Acquisitions" .
Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 13 May 2014 .
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"BJP International Photography Award: Past winners" . British Journal of Photography . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"2011 lucie awards – october 24, 2011 rose theatre, jazz at lincoln center, new york" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"IPA Winners 2011" .
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"New York Photo Awards 2011 - General Category Winners" . Vimeo . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Power: The Fourth Prix Pictet Shortlist" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Ponchielli Prize 2012" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Awards & Grants" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Kassel Photobook Award 2013" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Kassel Photobook Award 2011" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"MAGNUM FOUNDATION EMERGENCY FUND GRANTEES ANNOUNCED!" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"The Roddick Foundation" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"ANNOUNCING 2016 PHOTO-TEXT BOOK AWARD" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"2017 Grant Recipients" . Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"ICP Announces 2017 Infinity Awards" . 10 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark - Prix Pictet - The global award in photography and sustainability" . www.prixpictet.com . 20 June 2012.
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O'Hagan, Sean (16 August 2012).
"Political, provocative, personal: photography to look forward to" .
The Guardian . London. Retrieved 14 September 2016 .
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"The Royal Photographic Society Awards 2018" . rps.org . Archived from
the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018 .
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"Edmund Clark: The Mountains of Majeed" .
Flowers Gallery . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Thompson, Marcus (11 February 2015).
"The Mythical Beauty of Afghanistan is Invisible to the Military" .
Vice . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ O'Hagan, Sean (9 February 2015).
"The idyllic art of Bagram airbase: Edmund Clark's Mountains of Majeed" . The Guardian . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Brook, Pete (24 February 2015).
"The 40,000 People on Bagram Air Base Haven't Actually Seen Afghanistan" .
Wired . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Press release" . Zephyr, Reiss Engelhorn Museum. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Press Release" (PDF) .
Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ King, Alex (22 July 2016).
"The artist peering into the darkest corners of the War on Terror: From suburbia to Guantanamo" .
Huck . Retrieved 16 September 2016 .
^ Herd, Colin (August 2016). Security Measures .
Aesthetica .
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"A new exhibition paints the war on terror as a bureaucratic nightmare" .
The Economist . 10 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Nayeri, Farah (18 August 2016).
"An Artist Takes an Unflinching Look at the Fight Against Terror" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Stacey, Joy (3 September 2016).
"War of Terror: Edmund Clark at the Imperial War Museum, London" .
Ibraaz . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Vandenbrouck, Melanie (9 September 2016).
"A Frightening Take on the War on Terror at the IWM" .
Apollo . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark: In Place of Hate" .
Ikon Gallery . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Fullerton, Elizabeth (15 February 2018).
"Bock and Clark share a sensitive approach to their subjects" .
Apollo . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Duguid, Rosalind (18 January 2018).
"Edmund Clark: In Place of Hate" . Elephant. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Fairhead, Edward (17 January 2018).
"Interview - Edmund Clark" . E-International Relations. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark's immersive study of prison life goes on show at the Ikon Gallery" .
British Journal of Photography . 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Green, Miranda (29 November 2017).
"In Place of Hate: Edmund Clark's new work from Grendon prison" .
FT Magazine . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Watkins, Emily (5 April 2017).
"Edmund Clark at HMP Grendon" . Plinth. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Can, Gülnaz (29 January 2018).
"The Day the Music Died: the exhibition pairing Don McLean with Guantánamo Bay" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"War against terrorism through the eyes of Edmund Clark" . L’Oeil de la Photographie. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Backman, Marjorie (5 March 2018).
"Photographs Trace US Government Abuses, from Manzanar to Guantánamo" .
Hyperallergic . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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b Tauer, Kristen (29 January 2018).
" 'Edmund Clark: The Day the Music Died' Mounted at ICP Museum" .
Women's Wear Daily . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Phongsirivech, Pimploy (26 January 2018).
"Photographer edmund clark urges his audience to contemplate the war on terror" .
Interview . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Martinique, Elena (22 December 2017).
"America's Response to International Terrorism As Seen by Edmund Clark" . Widewalls. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark: The Day the Music Died" .
International Center of Photography . 8 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark: The Mountains of Majeed" .
Flowers Gallery . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Press release" (PDF) . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
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"Press release" (PDF) . Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ Edmund Clark.
"Edmund Clark - Artist - Collection" . Fotomuseum.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
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"George Eastman Museum" . Collections.eastman.org. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
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"Imperial War Museums" . Iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
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"Collection: CLARK EDMUND (MR) | Imperial War Museums" . Iwm.org.uk. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
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"The MFAH Collections" . Emuseum.mfah.org. Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
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"Edmund Clark | Science Museum Group Collection" .
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"Edmund Clark - National Portrait Gallery" .
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