Video : Congratulations ! - by Lidia Lidia (Britain)
Stop motion animation (Duration : 1 minute). 2018.
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Lidia is a multidisciplinary artist who works with installation, video, photography, performance and activism. Using strong and sometimes disturbing images in combination with extensive research her work aims to produce beautiful images to communicate uncomfortable narratives generally rooted in social injustice and inequality.
Lidia : “Economic growth is the main purpose of capitalism which drives the global society and shapes the world. To produce and to consume are imperative to capitalism. Within this framework the trade of arms is flourishing as a worldwide industry and is a major contributor to some countries' economies, despite the fact that this industry is in clear conflict with human rights. Arms fairs are held all over the world and over the years, have grown in number and size. These fairs are market places for selling lethal weapons and illegal torture equipment to human-rights abusing regimes.”