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»SOMETIMES DOING SOMETHING POETIC CAN BECOME POLITICAL AND SOMETIMES DOING SOMETHING POLITICAL CAN BECOME POETIC: Map of Palestine«, 2005 by Francis Alÿs.

»Statue of Glory and Generosity«, 2009 by Laith al-Amiri.

“Touched echo”, 2007 by Markus Kison. While leaning on the swinging balustrade sounds are transmitted through the arm directly into into the inner ear (bone conduction).

“The Sun is Always Setting Somewhere Else”, by Lisa Oppenheim. 35mm slide projection using images downloaded from the internet of sunsets taken by soldiers in Iraq, then positioned in front of the setting sun in New York.

»Untitled Billboard«, 2007 by Harrell Fletcher.

»Father & Son (Hooded Prisoner and Child)«, (2005) by Claire Fontaine.

Video still from “White House” by Lida Abdul.

»WAR IS OVER!« (2004) Readymade page from the Village Voice by Thomas Galler.

»Repairing Lebanon«, 2007, digitally repaired photographs taken in Lebanon after the 2006 conflict with Israel. By Lenka Clayton.

Stills from »EXIT« (1997),

Still from »SKYLINE (2000) by Magnus Wallin.

»BASAYEV« (2006) by Niels Bonde.

»Objects of War« (2000-2006) is a series of testimonials on the Lebanese war. Each person chooses an object, ordinary or unusual, which serves as a starting point for his / her story. n°1, n°2, n°3 and n°4 by Lamia Joreige.

“The Palace at 4 A.M.” by Jon Kessler.

»The Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians«, 1994 (arrows, fishing-line) based on detail of the early Russian icon »The Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians«, middle 15th century. By Dmitri Gutov.

Photographs from the »Scene« series by Tomoko Yoneda. »Beyond Memory and Uncertainty«. American B-52 returning from a bombing raid on Iraq, Fairford. »EnglandBeach«. Location of the D-Day Normandy Landings, Sword Beach, France. »Forest«. Location of the Battle of Somme, Delville Wood, France.

»Symbols 1« and »Symbols 2«, 2006. From the series »Tresholds And Gaps«.

»On-Site-Art, Schulhaus Bachtobel Zuerich«, 2002. by Istvan Balogh.

»Commercial War« by Wang Qingsong.

»TYP XVII GEM« by Harold de Bree.

»Newstand«. 36 Evening Standard posters collected from the 7th to the 24th of March 2003. By David Barbarino.

Photos by Adriaan van der Ploeg.