A selection of images taken from a new exhibition, entitled Crossing the Field: WWI, Football & the Christmas Truce, which takes inspiration from the 1914 Christmas truce - one of the most enduringly fascinating and unusual events of the First World War. Crossing the Field aims to recount this unique event and the ceasefire football match that took place on Christmas day, using contemporary art to depict and reflect upon the events of the War. The show gives an unconventional perception of the First World War by examining footballs power to transcend the bleakest scenes and the most difficult circumstances to bring people together.
The exhibition, which features photographs and artworks made around Europe, runs from 8 November 2014, to 10 January 2015, at Pitzhanger Manor Gallery in London.
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