BLOC at Queen Mary University of London is proud to collaborate with Four Corners to host a community screening of Daniel Gordon’s Strike: An Uncivil War alongside their current exhibition, ONE YEAR! Photographs from the Miners’ Strike 1984 – 85.
Daniel Gordon’s feature documentary STRIKE: AN UNCIVIL WAR tells the story of the Battle of Orgreave, the most violent confrontation between Miners and Police during the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike in Great Britain.
The event will feature a Q&A with director Daniel Gordon.
About the exhibition
Exhibition runs 20 September-19 October 2024
Free admission. Opening hours 11am-6pm Weds – Sat
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike, Four Corners’ exhibition ONE YEAR! Photographs from the Miners’ Strike 1984 – 85 explores the vital role that photography played during this bitter industrial dispute. One of Britain’s longest and most violent disputes, the repercussions of the miners’ strike continue to be felt today across the country.
The exhibition looks at the central role photographs played during the year-long struggle against pit closures, with many materials drawn from the Martin Parr Foundation collection. Posters, vinyl records, plates, badges and publications are placed in dialogue with images by photographers, investigating the power and the contradictions inherent in using photography as a tool of resistance. They include photographs by Brenda Prince, John Sturrock, John Harris, Jenny Matthews, Roger Tiley, Imogen Young and Chris Killip, as well as Philip Winnard who was himself a striking miner.
