Contacts

The photo essay in our new issue, ‘Contacts’ by Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, presents some of the photographers’ work from the Belfast Exposed Archive – a library of contact sheets founded in 1983 as a response to concerns over the careful control of images depicting British military activity during the Troubles. (Scroll down for a podcast interview with Adam and Oliver.)

Adam and Oliver will be in conversation with Granta editor John Freeman tonight, in the first of a series of events to celebrate the release of Granta 114: Aliens. Above is a selection from ‘Contacts’, as well as some photographs exclusive to Granta.com.

At this evening’s event there will also be a dramatized reading of Nami Mun’s story ‘The Anniversary’ by Olivia Grant.

– Monday 14 February, 7 p.m. at Paradise Row Gallery, 74 Newman St., London W1T 3EL. The event is free and open to the public.

(To see the photo essay in print, including an introduction by the artists, click here to buy your copy of Granta 114: Aliens. The issue also features work by authors including Roberto Bolaño, Ann Patchett and Paul Theroux.)

The Granta Podcast

Granta’s online editor Ollie Brock spoke to Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin about People in Trouble Laughing Pushed to the Ground as well as some of their other work in this artwork special for our latest podcast. Also, an interview with Granta’s artistic director Michael Salu about the magazine’s ‘visual identity’: commissioning illustrations and artwork as well as designing covers. To listen to the podcast, either click on the player below, or visit our iTunes page, where you can subscribe to make sure you receive every episode.

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See also ... Cosmic Migration: Michael Salu’s illustrated thought process behind this issue’s cover. Visit our events page for a full list of readings and launch parties over the coming weeks – in England, the U.S., Canada and Paris. All are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated.