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Ivor Prickett: No Home from War

Tales of Survival and Loss
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Ivor Prickett: No Home from War presents a poignant visual journey through war-torn lands, captured by Irish photographer Ivor Prickett. Since 2006, Prickett has documented the harsh realities of conflict across Europe, focusing on the concept of 'home'—a distant and often lost ideal for displaced persons. His photographs powerfully depict the upheaval, memories, and shattered dreams of those forced into refugee camps and temporary shelters, highlighting the profound human cost of war.
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A long journey through war fields from Irish photographer, Ivor Prickett.

The word which returns in the work of Ivor Prickett—Irish photographer, born in 1983, and one of the most interesting looks in contemporary photography—is home, 'house'. From 2006 onwards, in his images that record the turmoil and vicissitudes of the various war fronts that have shocked and still shock Europe, for many people home is a distant mirage, an irreparable loss, a place of memory where the hundreds of displaced persons of the war will perhaps never be able to return. It is the dream of those who are now forced to make do with collection centres, refugee camps, and momentary accommodations that risk then becoming tragic and absolute permanence.

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ISBN: 9788869659300

Publisher: Contrasto

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 September 2023

Country: Italy

Imprint: Contrasto

Illustration: 55 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 870g

Pages: 106

About the Author

Most recently Ivor Prickett work has focused on the fight to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Working exclusively for the The New York Times he spent months on the ground reporting in both words and pictures. His work in Iraq and Syria earned him first prize in the General News Stories category of the 2018 World Press Photo and he was named as a finalist in the Breaking News Photography category of the Pulitzer Prizes. Based in the region since 2009 Ivor documented the 'Arab Spring' uprisings in Egypt and Libya, working simultaneously on editorial assignments and his own long term projects. Travelling to more than ten countries between 2012 and 2015 he documented the Syrian refugee crisis in the region as well as Europe, working closely in collaboration with UNHCR to produce the body of work 'Seeking Shelter''Dreams of a Homeland' is the result of spending extended periods of time in northern Iraq and Syria with the Kurdish people striving for recognition in the region. With a particular interest in the aftermath of war and its humanitarian consequences, his early projects focused on stories of displaced people throughout the Balkans and Caucasus and culminated in the form of 'Returning Home'. Ivor's work has been recognised through a number of prestigious awards including The World Press Photo, The Pulitzer Prizes, The Overseas Press Club Awards, Pictures of the Year International, Foam Talent, The Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize and The Ian Parry Scholarship. His pictures have been exhibited widely at institutions such as Foam Gallery Amsterdam and The National Portrait Gallery London. He is represented by Verbatim Images in New York and his archive is managed by panos Pictures in London. He is a European Canon Ambassador and holds a degree in Documentary Photography from the University of Wales Newport.

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