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Not far from Virginia Woolf’s childhood home, at Serpentine South Gallery : Exhibition by Yinka Shonibare, Suspended States, 12 April - 1 Sep 2024.
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THE WAR LIBRARY


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The War Library examines the history of war and peace through an installation of 5,270 books bound in Dutch wax print cotton. Along the spines of 2,700 books is gold lettering naming conflicts and peace treaties which are directly or indirectly the result of imperial ambitions. Some of the books are left without lettering, indicating events that are yet to take place. The War Library does not aim to provide a comprehensive list of every conflict and peace process, instead it provides an insight into the global and historic reach of colonisation and the role it has in shaping society today.

Some of the names of the conflicts and treaties appear on two books with alternative names or in different languages. This is to reflect how conflict and peace are often viewed subjectively and to ensure differing views are represented. Accompanying the library is an online resource providing further information and access to the extensive research conducted by a team of 10 specialists which informed The War Library.

Shonibare reflects that this work raises questions about

'human memory and amnesia. We've had so many of these conflicts, and we've had so many peace treaties... Do we learn anything from them, or do we just ignore them, or do we just carry on the catastrophe?'

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