Shot Away

maker:
Anna Fox

Six colour prints by Anna Fox collectively titled 'SHOT AWAY. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section).

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1992-5092
type:
colour photograph
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Untitled, from the Friendly Fire series

Untitled, from the Friendly Fire series

Untitled colour photograph by Anna Fox, 1992-1994. Paintball manager wearing animal mask and visored helmet holding radio.

Anna Fox (1961 - present) came to prominence during the 1980s when she began producing colour photographs in a style which became known as subjective documentary.

Influenced by the new colour work that had begun to be produced in the US in the 1970s, Fox's first project, 'Workstations: Office Life in London', chronicled office culture during the time that Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister.

Characterised by harsh flash, and accompanied by satirical captions, this project was a critical look at the aggressive and competitive work politics of the 1980s .

Friendly Fire was undertaken from 1989 – 1994 and documented paint-balling and other weekend war games.

Measurements:
overall: 455 mm x 580 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1992-5092/1
type:
colour photograph