Gareth McConnell’s new photo book brings together pictures from Britain’s biggest ever protest, juxtaposed with close-ups of cherry blossom
“The decision [to redact their eyes was foremostly about respect for the anonymity of the subject while also alluding to other references such as the photographs you mention of war crimes that were perpetrated in places like Abu Ghraib and Mahmudiyah. It also alludes to our current position, from facial recognition to data theft and spying, biometric whatever-the-fuck they’re doing now, and what that means for our civil liberties.
“I would be very surprised if these photographs made any difference to what anybody thought about anything. Maybe it makes a difference to me, or Iphgenia, or you, the fact we’re having a conversation about it. But you’ve looked at the news and the images on social media. If the horrors we see on there don’t make any difference, then what difference are these going to make? At the end of the day it’s an art project, it’s a piece of work, I don’t have any illusions about it.
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