On February 15, 2003, the largest mass protest in history took place in cities around the world, manifesting against the then-looming war in Iraq. 2/15
not only documents rallies that took place from the U.S. and England to South Africa, South Korea, India and Iraq, but fully celebrates them in sharp and joyous color. It is undeniably compelling, no matter what one's views on the war, to view such large groups of people coming together for a common cause, and the creativity of the protests are a testament to human dedication. From a taxicab in Detroit spray-painted "NO WAR" to a Parisian union organizer dangling a cigarette from one hand and holding a sign in the other, the photos capture each rally's sense of place. Some of the photos are irresistibly funny, such as the little old lady in New York wearing a "Fuck Your War" sticker on her coat or the soccer fan in Berlin running across the field with "STOP BUSH" scrawled across his back. Some photos provoke outrage, not because of their visual impact, but because of the story they tell, such as the scientists on Ross Island, Antarctica, who, despite management threatening them with the loss of their jobs, held a "Naked Demonstration," as they were also prohibited from wearing their cold weather gear. Dhaka, Iskerderun, Karachi, Santiago de Chile, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Tlaxcala, Tokyo, and many other cities are also represented in this stylish 7.5"×5.75" memento. (Dec.)
