Belfast Exposed

Exhibitions

7th Mar - 1st Jun

Our Archive: 40 Years of Belfast Exposed

As part of this year's ongoing celebration of our 40th Anniversary, the Belfast Exposed Archive is taking over Gallery II wi...

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6th Feb - 30th Mar

Navigating Queer Landscapes

We are delighted to be working with the Queer Artist Forum to bring the work of two of its members to Embrace Style, the incl...

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Community

25th Sep - 7th Oct

Young People Behind the Lens

Over the summer, a group of young people from Start 360 explored the cityscape of Belfast. They found new ways to see the...

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21st May - 22nd May

Showing the faces of dementia with Alzheimer’s NI

Ahead of the Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2019 (ASAC19), Belfast Exposed was commissioned by Alzheimer’s NI to w...

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Cordon Sanitaire

Gallery 1

6th Sep 2019 to 5th Oct 2019

About The Exhibition

Cordon Sanitaire – the restriction of movement of people into or out of a defined geographic area, such as a community.

Belfast Exposed invites you to the launch of Cordon Sanitaire, a photographic exhibition by Frankie Quinn. This exhibition forms part of a project that explores the impact of Peace Walls and Peace Lines since the first peace wall was erected in Belfast 50 years ago.

The exhibition, curated by Deirdre Robb, explores how communities have grown up around these installations, and how they have become an innate backdrop to the lives of so many. Painted, galvanised, graffitied, bricks, steel, wood and plaster are all captured in the exhibition, which documents years of separation as a result of these structures, some of which run down back alleys, along main roads and through parks and streets.

A second exhibition ‘Off the Rails’ in Gallery 2 accompanies Frankie Quinn’s Cordon Sanitaire. This exhibition is a community focused response by young people from Dunmurry, Twinbrook, Finaghy and Poleglass which explores the historical nature of the peace walls and reflects on their own experiences of living within the confines of their community. Both exhibitions run from 6th September to 5th October 2019.

PEACE WALLS 50 YEARS ON (SEMINAR)

The first peace wall was erected in Belfast on 10th September 1969, 50 years ago, separating the Shankill from the Falls. In association with our photographic exhibition ‘Cordon Sanitaire’ by Frankie Quinn, Belfast Exposed will host ‘Peace Walls 50 Years On’, a seminar which will query the impact, longevity and future of Peace Lines, Walls and Interfaces.

The seminar panel includes: Michael McEvoy (Department of Justice), Peter Osbourne (former chair of Community Relations Council), Paul Mullan (National Lottery Heritage Fund), Vicky Cosstick (author of ‘Towards a City Without Walls’), Ciaran Mackel (architect), Professor Donovan Wylie (photography dept, Ulster University) and Kate Catterall (Associate Professor of Design, The University of Texas, Austin).

Seminar will take place in Belfast Exposed on Tuesday 10th September 2019 at 12:30pm. Seminar will begin at 1pm.

A short video, produced by Department of Justice NI, talking about the Seminar in Belfast Exposed, including the thoughts from the speakers on the panel.

▶️ Watch: https://youtu.be/gU4LVz6VvKg

The Artists

Frankie Quinn

Artist Biography

Frankie Quinn (b.1966) was born into the Short Strand/Ballymacarrett community, where he still lives. He began taking photographs in 1982, documenting his community including its role in the conflict in Ireland. He has remained independent as a freelance photographer servicing newspapers, magazines and books. Quinn holds an MFA in photography from Ulster University, Belfast and is currently Director of the Belfast Archive Project.

Events

Exhibition Preview

Thursday 5 September | 6-9pm | Belfast Exposed

Free Admission
Artist Talk with Frankie Quinn

Friday 6 September | 1:00pm | Belfast Exposed

Free Admission
Seminar ‘Peace Walls 50 Years On’

Tuesday 10 September | 1:00pm | Belfast Exposed

Free Admission
Late Night Art

Thursday 3 October | 6-9pm | Belfast Exposed

Free Admission

Acknowledgements

Cordon Sanitaire at Belfast Exposed is generously supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, and Community Relations Council.