Lamia Joreige
The city is deserted (from the series Nights and Days), 2007
Lambda print mounted on aludibon
120 x 48 cm
Edition of 8 plus 1 artist's proof
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The series of prints ‘Nights and Days’, is part of a body of works relating to the war of summer 2006. Based on filmed and written notes made during that...
The series of prints ‘Nights and Days’, is part of a body of works relating
to the war of summer 2006. Based on filmed and written notes made
during that summer, Nights and Days expresses the passage of time,
the awaiting but also the transformations made by the war.
It reflects on representations of violence and war and notions of beauty
versus horror. ‘Nights and Days’ explores narrative possibilities through
the many layers an image presents, playing with text and repetition,
referring to cinema, diaries and painting
to the war of summer 2006. Based on filmed and written notes made
during that summer, Nights and Days expresses the passage of time,
the awaiting but also the transformations made by the war.
It reflects on representations of violence and war and notions of beauty
versus horror. ‘Nights and Days’ explores narrative possibilities through
the many layers an image presents, playing with text and repetition,
referring to cinema, diaries and painting