Richard Mosse at the 55th Venice Biennale (PHOTOS)
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Platon, 2012
Farm near Bihambwe, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Eastern Congo. This rich pastureland is fiercely fought over in an escalating territorial
conflict.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Of Lillies And Remains, 2012
Skull of a victim of the massacre carried out by the FDLR in Busurungi in 2009. The skull was secretly taken to Chambucha at the request of surviving relatives, so that it could be documented without reprisal on the villagers of Busurungi by FDLR. The skull was placed by the photographer in wet grass near a riverbank and dressed with cut flowers, a memento mori.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Safe From Harm, 2012
Member of the self-defense militia Mai Mai Yakutumba posing in a camouflage headdress made from foliage, near Fizi on Lake Tanganyika, South Kivu.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Only Love Can Break Your Heart, 2012
FDLR rebel commander with a baby from the Tembo tribe in Busurungi, Walikale Territory, North Kivu, February 2012. In 2009, FDLR massacred almost one hundred Tembo villagers in Busurungi. In the background, members of Mai Mai Kifuafua, a Tembo defense militia, watch tensely. Shortly after this photograph was taken, Mai Mai Kifuafua joined the Raia Mutoboki and drove the FDLR from this remote enclave.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Protection, 2012
Member of Mai Mai Yakutumba posing in a camouflage headdress made from foliage, near Fizi, South Kivu.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Simple Twist Of Fate, 2012
Body of a civilian being taken through the streets of Goma by pushcart on November 19, 2012, the day when M23 rebels took the city. The situation was very unstable, and the man may have been killed in a looting incident.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Sonic Youth, 2012
Member of M23 during live street-fighting during the battle for Goma, November 19, 2012.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Residents of a camp for internally displaced people at Rubaya in southern Masisi Territory, North Kivu. Many of those living here are fleeing attacks by Raia Mutomboki groups. The Raia are notorious for carrying out raids bare-chested, wearing only raffia skirts, banging drums, and singing war songs, before killing entire families by spear and machete. Many residents of the Rubaya camp recounted this kind of incident from their own experience. Sickness is often rife in the camp, November 2012.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
A rebel from Mai Mai Kifuafua with heavy machine gun, training for battle at Busurungi, Walikale, North Kivu. Mai Mai Kifuafua have recently joined the Raia Mutomboki alliance, and are responsible for carrying out attacks on Hutu communities throughout North Kivu, February 2012.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Youths at a camp for internally displaced people at Rubaya in southern Masisi Territory, North Kivu. Many of those living here are fleeing attacks by Raia Mutomboki groups. The Raia are notorious for carrying out raids bare-chested, wearing only raffia skirts, banging drums, and singing war songs, before killing entire families by spear and machete. Many residents of the Rubaya camp recounted this kind of incident from their own experience. Sickness is often rife in the camp, November 2012.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Women mourn their deceased relation at his funeral near Baraka, South Kivu, February 2012.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
Rebels from M23 on mission in Virunga National Park, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, November 2012.
Richard Mosse, Courtesy of the Venice Biennale
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