Documentary backdrop image for 29 Palms (2005)

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20058 minGdoc-short

29 Palms

20058 minGdoc-short

Two-channel 4k video projection presents training exercises in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park, linking them to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Two-channel 4k video projection presents training exercises in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park, linking them to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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An-My Lê

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An-My Lê captures the stark desert near Joshua Tree National Park, where military training exercises take place. Her work, “29 Palms,” combines a photographic series and an 8-minute film created between 2003 and 2004. The silent, black-and-white, two-channel 4k video projection reflects on the preparation for conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lê aims to present a more complex understanding of war through the juxtaposition of serene landscapes and the realities of military readiness.

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