In 2006, Hunter Barnes travelled to Sri Lanka, intending to document the devastating aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Instead, he arrived amidst rapidly increasing tensions in the civil war and a breaking down of the ceasefire signed four years previously. What Barnes experienced during this trip had a significant impact on him, and it has taken him over 15 years to be able to process it. “What I lived and felt has been buried far in my mind, sealed shut in a box of film and a journal I am just now able to read.” Spending his time in the Eastern Province, Barnes documented the impact of the resurgence of the war on the Tamil people. A WORLD AWAY are accompanied by Hunter’s raw, handwritten diary entries from the time.
