The Metropolis

Exhibition heads up: The Gaddafi Archives

Mike Pollitt | Monday 18 June, 2012 13:42

Over a thousand photographs of photographs which tell the story of Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya will go on show on Thursday as part of the London Festival of Photography (full list of events here, map of venues here).

From the organisers:

“Pictures and documents from state intelligence buildings and destroyed Gaddafi residences that were found by Human Rights Watch’s emergencies director Peter Bouckaert, and recorded and photographed at the sites, will be presented…Rare images of the period when Libya was effectively closed to the West from the mid-70’s until the revolution depict social chaos, the era of the Green Book, torture and military misadventure and Gaddafi’s strategic foreign trips to eastern Europe and the Middle East”.

So, a chance to indulge in some Gaddafi fashion lols and learn something about an interesting place.

It’s at the Warburg Institute near Russell Square, from 21-29 June. Tickets £7.50. Full details here

Images published by permission of London Festival of Photography. This post was corrected soon after publication to remove gross inconsistencies in the spelling of Colonel Gaddafi’s name.

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