Diary Rooms: Being Human on the Front Line in Afghanistan
To purchase Diary Rooms: Being Human on the Front Line in Afghanistan, please click here: Diary Rooms: The Book. Diary Rooms: Being Human on the Front Line in Afghanistan This book […]
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Events
mima in partnership with Contemporary Art Society presents a special afternoon event with multi-media artist Derek Eland. He will be speaking about his extraordinary life, practice and acclaimed exhibition Diary […]
Availability and Booking
Derek Eland is a regular speaker at arts conferences and events in the UK and overseas. To enquire about availability, fees or to make a booking, please contact the artist. […]
In Our Own Words
Wanting to create art which was engaging, immediate, raw and above all honest, these narratives paint a picture of Afghanistan different to that we hear about on the news. The […]
if the bees die we die
In 2014 the artist created a sculptural installation concerning the monitoring and conservation of bees. This installation was a transcription of a photograph the artist had taken a number of […]
Diary Rooms Afghanistan
Diary Rooms Afghanistan describes the results of Derek Eland’s time as an official war artist in Afghanistan in 2011. The artist visited Afghanistan last year to create a ‘Diary Room’ […]
(Don’t) Mention Dementia
In 2013 the artist worked in collaboration with Bournemouth University Dementia Institute. Using Diary Rooms the artist and project team engaged with people with dementia to ask the question: what is it like to live with […]
The Wall
The Wall Project resulted from Derek Eland’s residency and walk across Hadrian’s Wall in the UK in 2011. He was both moved and shocked by the state of this 2000 […]
BBC News. Soldiers in Afghanistan: In our own words
“The daily threat of being wounded or killed on patrol, the boredom of life in camp, and missing family and friends at home. The personal thoughts of British soldiers serving […]