WHY THIS STORY?
Since the invasion in 2003 we had felt strongly that Western media representations of Iraq had failed to show the impact violence was having on people’s everyday lives. The words of ordinary Iraqis were rarely heard over the clamour of the political debates and daily death tolls. Iraq had been reduced to a body count with little meaning attached to the actual lives lost. To counter this we travelled across Iraq and interviewed a wide variety of different people and communities. We looked for individuals whose stories exemplified the situation of those from one part of the country to another. The final work brings these stories together so people might remember how diverse its history and people are.
EXHIBITIONS
Iteration II - August Babel Institut, Berlin, Germany, 09.2017
Iteration I - Counterpoints Arts ‘Displaced’ Exhibition, London, UK 06.2015
