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From the 8th of September to the 24th of November, Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana presented a comprehensive programme featuring installations, archives and performances by the participants of the edition.
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Russian Missile
- TypeInstallation
- ParticipantIra Lupu
- VenueCasa Gomis
Russian Missile, 2022 © Ira Lupu. Photo © Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana / Helena Roig
The Ukrainian photographer Ira Lupu explores the intersection of documentary photography and the construction of an allegorical and symbolic space. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Lupu has focused on creating work that advocates for her country and its culture as well as gives visibility to the war, seeking support for Ukrainian resistance, which is particularly urgent when the West is now experiencing a so-called “Ukraine fatigue”. Her images capture the physical and psychological traces of war in everyday life – a subtle, yet incisive take on documenting armed conflict. Her work prompts reflection on the meaning and impact of such documentation on its subjects and spectators. As the war continues, can ‘normal’ life persist for Ukrainians? And how can ‘normal’ life persist while witnessing armed conflicts, ecocide and social upheavals? How do we, spectators, look at this image empathically, honouring the dignity of its subjects while decrying the injustices that have been perpetrated against them?
2022
Photographic print on Hahnemühle paper mounted on dibond (exhibition copy)
100 × 79.83 cm
Courtesy of the artist
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