**‘We Don’t Consider Ourselves to Be Artists’: A Team That Uses Images to Solve Crimes Reacts to Their Surprise Turner Prize Nod**

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The director of Forensic Architecture says its investigations into the fire at Grenfell Tower and other tragic events remain the collective's priority.

Forensic Architecture’s nomination for the 2018 Turner Prize took many by surprise—including the activist group itself. Speaking shortly after the Tate announced the shortlist this morning, its director Eyal Weizman told artnet News that the honor arouses mixed emotions. “It’s very unexpected—we don’t consider ourselves to be artists,” he said.

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