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Presentation “Bodies of Evidence” with Adam Broomberg & Ido Nahari

Presentation “Bodies of Evidence” with Adam Broomberg & Ido Nahari

Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025, 19:30 h
Location: MACBA, Auditorio Meier, Barcelona (map and directions here)
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The lecture “Bodies of Evidence” with Adam Broomberg & Ido Nahari analyzes the circulation and functioning of violent images of past and present genocides.

From Gaza to Namibia, Nahari and Broomberg review the visual techniques of demonization and glorification in war imagery to address their fundamental role in defining and representing the moral limits of violence. The debate revolves around the new fundamentalist grammar created by this documentation, which visualizes affliction—the shattered bodies of vulnerable victims facing seemingly invulnerable invaders—and thus sanctifies certain ways of life while devaluing others.

This presentation follows and expands on the reflections we introduced last July (links to articles below), continuing our exploration of how images circulate, codify, and shape the perception of violence.

Cover image © Adam Berry

“Bodies of Evidence” is an event organized by A*DESK and PEI OBERT – MACBA.

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