A journey inspired by stories from Turkey exploring the call-up to military service for people who don’t ‘fit the mould’.
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- What constitutes ‘fitness’ or ‘suitability’?
- What philosophies or beliefs are seen as valid?
- How are judgements applied?
- How do they impact on society and an individual’s life, choices, freedoms and wellbeing?
A four-channel film followed the stories of four individuals – a doctor, and three subjects under assessment at a military hospital. Their characters and stories emerged through the imposed community of the hospital setting.
COnscription encouraged people across all sections of society to question misconceptions, assumptions and attitudes around the position of the individual within the social system, and what it meant for the two to be at odds, whilst avoiding a judgmental or prescriptive approach.
A series of events and discussion sessions complemented the exhibition in May, aiming to raise awareness about military service and the alienation this creates for some people. They revealed some of the issues which didn’t currently have the same international profile as other human rights questions.
Exhibited in:
Venue: Old Truman Brewery, 4 Wilkes Street, London, E1 6QF. Click here for Google maps
Dates: Thursday 2nd – Saturday 18th May 2013
Opening times: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm / Friday 11am – 8pm
Part of the Whitechapel Gallery’s ‘First Thursdays’ – 2 May 2013
COnscription was the first project in ‘Conscientious Objectors’, a series of collaborative research-based works coming from countries which use conscription and national service.
The project was supported and endorsed by the War Resisters’ International, a London based organisation that exists to promote nonviolent action against the causes of war, and to support and connect people around the world who refuse to take part in war or the preparation of war.
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COnscription is funded by the Arts Council of England and produced by filmpro ltd
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