Memory Remains: 9/11

The Imperial War Museum London, (United Kingdom), marks the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 with the opening of the exhibition Memory Remains, a photographic exploration of Hangar 17 by artist Francesc Torres.

Following the devastation of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the recovery effort began and the 16-acre site underwent the careful and lengthy process of being cleared. A small group of architects and curators slowly began to fill the empty shell of Hangar 17 at John F Kennedy International Airport with debris and material cleared from the site, transforming it into a storehouse of memories.

Spanish-American artist Francesc Torres, commissioned by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, was granted access to explore inside the hangar and produced an extensive series of photographs reflecting on the emotional power of what remained after 9/11. With a lifelong interest in questions of human memory, Torres’ work centres on the concept that it is through the remains of history that memory remains.

Memory Remains is presented in cooperation with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the International Center of Photography, in association with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.  Original funding for Memory Remains was provided by Paul J. Napoli & Marc J. Bern-Napoli Bern LLP, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institut Ramon Llull, and the Government of Spain - Ministry of Culture.

Date: until February 26, 2012.
Place: Imperial War Museum. Lambeth Road. London SE1 6HZ. United Kingdom
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm.

Some of the images by Francesc Torres can be seen below: