Digitally Mediated Art in the War Zone: The Aesthetics of Resilience in Yemen
Digitally Mediated Art in the War Zone: The Aesthetics of Resilience in Yemen
Nurgul Oruc
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The current civil war in Yemen has been largely ignored by mainstream media, with the majority of coverage spotlighting the military aspect of the conflict. Yemeni artists challenge this absence of narratives reflecting the suffering of thousands of Yemeni men, women, and children by exposing the actual situation to the outside world through various artifacts shared on digital media platforms. Despite the significance of contemplating…