Out of Conflict (2017)Photography

“Out of Conflict” is a work I produced during my journey to the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq. Throughout my time in cities such as Dohuk, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah, I aimed to reflect the everyday, lived reality of a geography usually associated with war, conflict, and destruction.

Focusing on the different layers of daily life, I wanted to show how people sustain their lives in the shadow of war and the effort they make to preserve some sense of normalcy. My aim was not to foreground the destruction and suffering caused by war, but to look at the process of normalization and at how people go on with their lives despite every hardship.