This study explores how and why people have made and modified images and other cultural material from pre-history into the 21st century. By juxtaposing objects

All cultures make, and break, images. Striking Images, Iconoclasms Past and Present explores how and why people have made and modified images and other cultural

In many contemporary societies we encounter iconoclasm breaking out with renewed violence. Iconoclastic actions against objects of visual material culture and t

How we understand our shared and individual heritage, interpret and disseminate that knowledge is increasingly central to contemporary society. The emerging con

Recent political conflicts signal an increased proliferation of image testimonies shared widely via social media. Although witnessing with and through images is