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22 November 2006

Photographer Frankie Quinn began documenting life on the city’s peacelines over a decade ago, and published his most striking work in his book, Interface Images. Over the last three years Quinn has revisited his expedition, taking over 800 images on an exhaustive tour of Belfast’s most divided areas. The results will be on display in an exhibition entitled Peaceline Panorama.

Photographer Frankie Quinn began documenting life on the city's peacelines over a decade ago, and published his most striking work in his book, Interface Images. Over the last three years Quinn has revisited his expedition, taking over 800 images on an exhaustive tour of Belfast's most divided areas. The results will be on display in an exhibition entitled Peaceline Panorama.

Quinn says 'I wanted to do a wide-angled retake of the peacelines using panoramic photography. I went into it with a totally open mind, but the thing that most struck me was the fact that most of the interfaces have been fortified and extended. There has been a real proliferation of barriers over the last decade.'

Quinn's work is by no means simply pessimistic, however. Amid the hostility, the political graffiti and the segregation, there is both warmth and humour in his images of the people living on the interfaces.

Quinn's exhibition, Peaceline Panorama, will, appropriately be shown on both the Falls and the Shankill Roads. As a collective portrait of Belfast Quinn's images are intriguing. As a reminder of the work we still need to do as a society, the exhibition is a must see.

Peaceline Panorama opens at Conway Mill, Falls Road, 7pm on 7th September. Exhibition open 11am-4pm 11th-15th September Opening reception at Spectrum Centre, Shankill Road, 30th November at 7pm. Exhibition open 11am-4pm 4th-8th December.