This exhibit was recently at the Ottawa School of Art gallery. Local artist Karen Bailey has created a powerful set of images depicting the personnel and patients at a Canadian military hospital in Kandahar during a short period in 2007. She was hired by the Canadian military to document the work of the hospital and its patients. The pictures took two years to complete. The result is a stunning collection of images of life in a war zone.
Ms. Bailey is a graduate of Reigate Art School in England, and is known locally for painting pictures of ordinary people such as hairdressers and ladies preparing a church supper, at their work.
The Ottawa School of Art showcases various exhibits in its gallery, but this is the best I have seen. If you get a chance to view the pieces, don't miss it. The artist would like the pictures to become part of the collection of the Canadian War Museum, which is where I think they belong.
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