Project Detail: DUD BOMB

Contest:

Reportage and Documentary 2020



Brand:

LuganoPhotoDays



Author:

Natalia Kepesz

 

Project Info

DUD BOMB

"DUD BOMB" gives a insight into the world of military camps, a phenomenon that has experienced a massive influx in Poland in recent years. In addition to being taught military basics, children and young people are playfully indoctrinated in obedience and patriotism. The young soldiers appear like play figures, their frozen facial features concealing any emotion. Between fake blood, drill and the unreserved use of weapons, the work raises the question of the emotional effects of military education and addresses the tension between a child's search for adventure and the excesses of the Polish military cult.

"DUD BOMB" gives a insight into the world of military camps, a phenomenon that has experienced a massive influx in Poland in recent years.
In addition to being taught military basics, children and young people are playfully indoctrinated in obedience and patriotism.
The young soldiers appear like play figures, their frozen facial features concealing any emotion. Between fake blood, drill and the unreserved use of weapons, the work raises the question of the emotional effects of military education and addresses the tension between a child's search for adventure and the excesses of the Polish military cult.
The series also addresses the theme of fearlessness. What happens to young people, who approach combat as a game without the terror that entails it in reality. What consequences does that have on their development?

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