British artist Jonathan Darby recently transformed San Francisco’s White Walls gallery to give the feel of the war torn city of Goma, which is located in the Congo with the population of around a million people. The installation consists of paintings, sounds, photography and film that spotlight the conditions the children of the area live in. Darby is currently the creative director of AptART and has previously worked with orphans, street kids and former children soldiers in the area, doing paintings and setting up workshops. During the duration of the exhibition, the rebel group, M23 temporarily overthrew the city of Goma, which further exemplifies the the tension and instability in the area. Although the exhibition just concluded this week, you can still check out some photos below.
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