Havoc in its wake
The Aftermath Project, which recently awarded Magnum photographer Jim Goldberg a grant for his project ‘The New Europeans,’ is a young organization whose two co-founders are as dedicated to story telling as to the artistry of photojournalism. They spoke to Ann Tornkvist about why war is only half the story.
Athens, Greece. 2003. The New Europeans. The different communities of immigrants living and working around Athens. Jim Goldberg/Magnum Photos
Treaties are signed, armies retreat and borders are redrawn. Weapons, if not abandoned, are indefinitely put aside. For many spectators of war, an end is reached. Yet the ramifications of conflict are not easy to erase. Limbs do not regrow, nor do buildings spontaneously rebuild themselves. Traces of distrust and fear linger. For curator Kirsten Rian and photographer Sara Terry, dissatisfaction with the short attention span of mainstream media inspired their organization The Aftermath Project which awards grants to support post-conflict photography.
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