Missing: A Contemporary Study of the Battle of the Somme Landscape

Missing is a photographic exhibition of the Somme Landscap to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the battle in which thousands of Irish men fought and died. Photographer Aidan Crawley’s great uncle, Sgt. Lawrence Crawley was killed on the final day of the Battle, on 13 November 1916. Originally a constable in the RIC, he volunteered for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and served in the 10^th Battalion. The 10^th known as ‘the commercials’, fought as part of the 63^rd Royal Naval Division in the Battle of Ancre, which was the last major offensive in the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated with the other 74,000 missing of the Somme on the Thiepval Memorial. The title of the exhibition also refers to the fact that, until recently, the history of the Irish participation in World War I was missing from the narrative of Irish history in the Republic of Ireland.

The photographs have been taken on 6x6 medium format colour negative film and are printed on fine art photographic paper.

A talk by photographer Aidan Crawley and journalist Ronan McGreevy will be held on Thursday 14 July 2016 at 6.30pm in the Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon.

Free event, all welcome. No booking required.