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CPOY 74 Documentary Gold: "I Died 22 Times"

War does not only manifest itself as a military conflict on battlefields with clear physical fronts, but appears more abstractly in our society in various places. “I died 22 times“ deals with the question "Where does war begin?" The series combines motifs from different scenarios. Images of weapons fairs (war as a business) are combined with motives of Airsoft, a dubious leisure activity (war as a game). Both scenarios have one thing in common: "War" is staged as something entertaining and at the same time harmless. Nobody dies. War is thereby made consumable. The photographic work and shows and questions the way our culture deals with "warfare" outside real battlefields.

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May 12, 2018
EUROPE, POLAND, FORST, Some "Airsoft playing fields" include a separate vehicle fleet with civilian and military vehicles. Here, some players exit a car which is used during an Airsoft match in Poland.
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