Beyrouth 82 - Soldiers II
1982 - 2004
Beyrouth 82 - Soldiers II
1982 - 2004
Walid Raad explores the history of Lebanon and more specifically the war that ravaged his native country between 1975 and 1991. Inventor of the fictive Atlas Group, represented as documenting that civil war, he investigates the construction of historical narrative and the place of fiction in art. This series raises doubt about the status of photographs. Raad tells us it was shot during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982, and while his account suggests that the pinkish tinge is due to the poor storage conditions of the negatives, such pictorial effects might also be achieved by chemical means.
| Domain | Photo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Epreuve à jet d'encre pigmentaire |
| Dimensions | 111 x 180 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2007 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2007-215 (12) |
| Is part of the set |
We Decided To Let Them Say "We Are Convinced" Twice. It Was More Convincing That Way. Ensemble (Indissociable set of artworks) |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Walid Raad
(1967, Liban) | |
|---|---|---|
| Main title | Beyrouth 82 - Soldiers II | |
| Series title | We Decided To Let Them Say "We Are Convinced" Twice. It Was More Convincing That Way | |
| Creation date | 1982 - 2004 | |
| Is part of the set | We Decided To Let Them Say "We Are Convinced" Twice. It Was More Convincing That Way. Ensemble (Indissociable set of artworks) 1982-2004 111 x 180 cm Ensemble indissociable | |
| Domain | Photo | |
| Techniques | Epreuve à jet d'encre pigmentaire | |
| Dimensions | 111 x 180 cm | |
| Printing | Jeu A | |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2007 | |
| Collection area | Cabinet de la photographie | |
| Inventory no. | AM 2007-215 (12) |