After amputation of his feet in Afghanistan .. British photographer documents the horrors of war Art Gallery in Doha

Imad Murad-Doha

British photographer Giles Dole spent ten years documenting the effects of the conflict on civilians worldwide, during which he was exposed to a mine explosion while documenting the horrors of the war in Afghanistan in 2011, which led to the amputation of his feet and left arm.

Dole paid a high price for his work, but in return he received a great value for living the horrific human stories that no other photographer can understand, which made him highlight the long-term effects of the war through the art exhibition that opened last Tuesday Artists' headquarters in Doha, Qatar, under the title "Artistic Dimensions of a Healthier World".

The exhibition explores the relationship between art and health through the work of an international documentary photographer. It included portraits of Rohingya children documenting a project launched by the UK-based charity Save the Children.

Dawli's photographic collection includes works from Iraq on health and recovery efforts in Mosul for the emergency health charity Emergency, while Disability and Armed Conflict provides insight into the lives of people with needs in the midst of armed conflict.

The exhibition was organized in cooperation with the World Innovation Summit for Healthcare (WISH), a global healthcare platform of the Qatar Foundation, and the fireplaces of the artists' headquarters in Doha.

The CEO of WISH Sultana Afzal believes that the exhibition emerged from the 2018 WISH report, entitled Health Care in Conflict Situations, which recommended sensitizing the general public through organizing educational events and activities.

Sultana expressed her hope that this exhibition will contribute to raising awareness of the horrific effects of war and violence, especially on the most vulnerable groups during times of conflict, pointing out that highlighting the work of Giles Dooly gives everyone a sermon on the need to stop wars around the world and pictures of providing good health care.

Thinking and meditation
Sultana adds in her talk to Al Jazeera Net that the exhibition is an opportunity to think and reflect on the need to stop wars around the world, in addition to stop all acts of discrimination between humans, pointing out that the suffering monitored by an international during ten years of his work in documenting the suffering of human beings from war gives lessons to the whole world the need to move .

The director of fire extinguishers Khalifa Al Obeidli confirmed in his talk to Al Jazeera Net that the exhibition gives a big message that art has a great impact on all walks of life, the British photographer was able to monitor the suffering of people with wars, health and asylum.

Al Obaidli added that there are several events that coincide with the exhibition, pointing out that it was held in the private garden of the fire extinguishers of the artists' headquarters so that the public can visit him throughout the day.

The exhibition offers an integrated program of events for schools, universities, healthcare professionals and art and photography enthusiasts. Public events include an art therapy session organized by members of Save the Children team who have previously worked in the Cox's Bazar refugee camps, as well as a photography workshop by Giles Dole, who will lead a public debate on his personal experience in Doha Fire Station Cinema.