WAR_self portraits in a war zone
War_self portrait
This is a series of self portarits that Rafael Fuchs executed while doing his obligatory reserve service for the Israeli Defense Forces in the occupied area of South Lebanon.
With this group of images he’s commenting on the notion of “Heroism”that is attributed in war times.
He , sometimes, applied theatrical makeup, in order to visually enhance his mental state and feelings while being a drafted soldier in real war time , risking his own life for causes that he did not fully comprehend.
This series was exhibited in Paris in 1984, in a group show curated by Francois Hebel.
It got the first award of Advertising Photograohers Of America in the Portraiture category in 1985.
