Against the Image Our 'Against the Image' exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect on how we absorb media in our daily lives. Is what we see really the reality? Featured in the exhibition is the work of one of Ireland’s greatest contemporary photographers, Victor Sloan. Sloan’s work is distinctive, created through altering photographs by painting, marking and scoring directly onto photographic negatives. His series of Northern Ireland conflict images challenges and exposes the subjective nature of photography. Through the distortion of his photographs, Sloan draws attention to the notion that images can be changed while also displaying the complex realities of a conflict, and Northern Irish society more generally, not portrayed by the media. 'Against The Image: Photography, Media. Manipulation' can be found in gallery 4 of Ulster Museum until Sunday 30 October 2022. No booking necessary. @belfastphotofestival #UlsterMuseum50 #VictorSloan #NorthernIreland #NorthernIrelandPhotography