Join our expert panellists as they relate George King’s story to wider experiences, both historic and contemporary. King’s extraordinary life story, from looked after child at the Founding Hospital to fighting at the Battle of Trafalgar and beyond, features in our current exhibition Fighting Talk.
British artist Mark Neville works at the intersection of art and documentary, investigating the social function of photography. His work has consistently looked to subvert the traditional role of social documentary practice. Often working with closely knit communities, in a collaborative process intended to be of direct, practical benefit to the subject, his photographic projects to date have frequently made the towns he portrays the primary audience for the work.
Dr Caroline Micklewright is a research associate on the Military Afterlives project, University of Exeter. Artist and photographer Mark Neville created Battle Against Stigma to advocate for improved treatment and care for PTSD for veterans following his experience as a war artist in Afghanistan. Dr Chris Sandal-Wilson, University of Exeter, is a historian researching trauma and PTSD and its connection with travel and migration.
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