AFTERWAR: Veterans from a World in Conflict

Since 1989, Lori Grinker has been interviewing and photographing men, women, and children who served on the frontlines of the great wars of the twentieth century. The resulting photographic series and book, both titled Afterwar, reveal the physical and psychological effects of war and encourages viewers to reflect upon the complex social, economic, and political conditions behind these conflicts.

After premiering at the Open Society Institute in the sixth Moving Walls exhibit, Afterwar has been featured in a number of events, including the following.

Exhibitions:

• Fovea Editions Gallery, May 12, 2007–July 8, 2007
• International Center of Photography (as part of the exhibit The Body at Risk), December 9, 2005–February 26, 2006
• Project 4 Gallery, February 25–April 1, 2006
• United Nations, January–March, 2005
• Nailya Alexander Gallery, March 2–26, 2005

Readings/book signings:

• International Center of Photography, November 17, 2004
• KGB Bar, December 1, 2004
• American University, Reel Journalism: Screenings and Symposia, March 25, 2006

Born in New York in 1957, Lori Grinker began her career in 1980 when as a student at Parsons School of Design, her photo-essay about a young boxer was published as a cover story by Inside Sports. During that time she met another young boxer, 13-year-old Mike Tyson, whose life she documented for the following decade.

Her photographs have been featured in a multitude of magazines around the world including Newsweek, Time, Life, The New York Times Magazine, Natural History, Liberation, Stern, Geo, Photo (France), El Pais, American Photo, and in numerous book collections. She has been a member of Contact Press Images since 1988.

Grinker’s photographs have been widely exhibited and are included in a number of public collections. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants including, most recently, the Florence and John Schumann Foundation in 2000.

Grinker is the recipient of numerous awards and grants including, most recently, the Florence and John Schumann Foundation in 2000.