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Marc Wilson (born 1968) is a British photographer, living in Bath.[1][2] His books include The Last Stand (2014)[3][4] and A Wounded Landscape (2021).[5]

Early life and education

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Wilson was born in London.[1] He gained a BSc in sociology from the University of Edinburgh (1992), and a BA (1996) and MA (1999) in photography from London College of Printing.[6]

Life and work

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Wilson lives in Bath, Somerset and works as a professional photographer.[5]

The Last Stand, made between 2010 and 2014, documents "the physical traces of the second world war on the coastlines of the British Isles and northern Europe". The work shows "how military ruins have become embedded into the landscape, yet still serve as relics of historic events".[2]

A Wounded Landscape is "a project which has taken him six years, with travel to 130 locations in 20 countries. It tells the stories of 22 individuals, some survivors, some who perished in the Holocaust, whose experiences are relayed by surviving members of their family."[5]

Publications

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  • The Last Stand: Northern Europe. UK: Triplekite, 2014. ISBN 978-0957634558.[7]
    • Second edition. 2015.
    • Third edition. Expanded, redesigned and revised format. Self-published, 2020. ISBN 978-1-8380236-0-7. With an essay by Eliane Wilson, and a foreword by Rox Exley.
  • Travelogue 1 – Photographs from Eastern Europe 2015–2020. Self-published. ISBN 978-1-8380236-1-4.
  • A Wounded Landscape – bearing witness to the Holocaust. Self-published, 2021. With a foreword by James Bulgin. Photographs, 22 story texts, captions and maps.
  • Remnants. two&two, 2022. ISBN 978-1-8380236-3-8. With an essay by Marco Ferrari and illustrations by Jane Randfield. Edition of 1000 copies.[8]

Solo exhibitions

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Awards

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  • 2013: Shortlisted, Terry O'Neill Award 2012, for The Last Stand[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Marc Wilson". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Marc Wilson photographs remnants of war in The Last Stand". Dezeen. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Sands of time: Marc Wilson's ghostly relics of the second world war". The Guardian. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ "From World War I to the Rave Scene: Britain's Forgotten Wartime Structures". www.vice.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "A wounded landscape, a photographer's mission". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Bio". Marc Wilson. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ Coppelman, Alyssa. "The Ghostly WWII Ruins of Europe's Northern Coasts". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Marc Wilson photographs remains of war forts in the Italian Alps". Dezeen. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. ^ "The Last Stand: Marc Wilson's wartime defences at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson". Culture24. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "The Last Stand". BBC News. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ "A Wounded Landscape by Marc Wilson". Amber. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Alessandro Penso captures the pitiful plight of Greece's teenage migrants". The Guardian. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  13. ^ "In pictures: Terry O'Neill TAG Award". BBC News. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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