First edition, 2011 - MACK, London. Hardback with tipped-in print. Part of the publishers rare book collection. ABOUT THE BOOK: This book explores the impact of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Its contents are drawn from the Belfast Exposed Archive, a repository of images taken by photojournalists and civilian photographers during the Troubles, and which document both the dramatic and the everyday aspects of life during that turbulent period. Working with the Archive’s 14,000 contact sheets, Broomberg and Chanarin selected images which had been partially obscured by small round stickers – an indication that the photo in question had been selected for media use in the past. Each spread in the book reveals the circular area beneath one of these stickers, drawing attention to a previously hidden moment or encounter and placing the anonymous hand of the archivists and photo-editors suddenly centre stage. ABOUT THE ARTIST: The internationally acclaimed artist duo Broomberg & Chanarin have achieved a reputation for their photographic, moving image and performance works that grapple with themes around warfare, surveillance, historical truth and the challenging of authority. They are represented in the collections of Tate, MoMA, the V&A and Centre Pompidou and in 2013 they won the prestigious Deutsche Bourse Prize. Their 23-year artistic partnership was officially terminated on 20 February 2021. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER: MACK is an independent publisher of award-winning books on visual art and architecture.