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A photographic and video project by Ravi Deepres with support from
Kevin Morris and Luke Unsworth. Both British Asians, Deepres and
Morris went to last year's World Cup finals in Japan to create new
photographic and video documentary work. This follows on from Deepres'
previous work on sport and identity featuring previous football
related work and an ongoing project with Warwickshire County Cricket
Club on British identity. The pair having been born and brought
up in England regarded the World Cup as an ideal opportunity to
explore patriotism and national identity in relation to the diverse
cultural integration at the tournament. A second photographer, Luke
Unsworth joined the project to create further photographs to compliment
Deepre's own work which will be included in a forthcoming joint
exhibition. and book publication. The focus is predominantly on
the travelling fans and the clash of football culture on Japanese
culture. This new work is concerned with the adoption of identity
and its influence on societies. The Japan work in particular looks
at the representation of the St. George's cross. The images use
football as a metaphor to explore these themes.
The group used a customised van in Japan which was painted in the
English colours. The van acted as a patriotic object in itself as
well as being used to travel around different stadiums, and was
included in some of the photography and video work as part of the
project. |
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