TIM SHAW

TANK ON FIRE
2007

‘Tank on Fire’ depicts a soldier diving from a tank that is engulfed by flames. The work refers to the series of photographs taken in Basra in 2004 showing a soldier leaping to the ground from a burning Warrior vehicle. These photographs recorded a British armoured unit attempting to rescue two SAS soldiers held captive by Iraqi police was attacked by a crowd wielding petrol bombs.