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What is the Image of Truth? Two Women Documenting the Aftermath of War in Croatia

The problem of utilising and controlling photographs for social means is well-known in the local historical-political discourse. As Yugoslavia was breaking up (1989–1992), the media started conveying images in a particular way. The question of truth, or at least reporting about events as objectively as possible, functioned through the prism of extreme societal polarisation. All sides used images to justify their nationalistic, religious, and other worldviews. After the war, these same photographs shaped the collective memory. However, the problem arose when we were faced with the fact that the collective no longer existed. This paper will introduce two women photographers – Sandra Vitaljić and Ana Opalić, focusing primarily on the consequences of destruction, with a strong sense of social structure, while recording conditions long after the conflicts have officially ended. It will examine how the complex construction of war can be made visible and incorporated in artistic production, if reality is mediated, rather than seen (and/or photographed).

truth in photography, Sandra Vitaljić, Ana Opalić, trauma, consequences of destruction, cameraless photography

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