British Council Armenia hosted a powerful photography exhibition by Jenny Matthews in December 2004. The exhibition brought together a series of work by Matthews within the theme of Women and War, looking at the experience of mothers, widows, refugees and survivors, carers, combatants and campaigners.

'My darkroom is full of spirits --. There are joyous moments frozen in the dark too -- war brings out the best as well as the worst...As bearers of life, women usually have a much more emotional relationship to conflict... but war and peace do not divide neatly on gender lines. Although women are more often innocent victims and peace groups from Northern Ireland to Israel and Serbia tend to be dominated by women, they can kill too, and viciously, as seen in the genocide in Rwanda.'

- Jenny Matthews

Jenny Matthews, freelance photographer and filmmaker, chronicles the devastating effects of armed conflict on women. Her works has been exhibited by OXFAM and Womankind Worldwide, and has appeared in magazines such as Mother Jones

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