Faces of Freedom

Faces of Freedom

– Axel Springer Freedom Foundation

There are one million political prisoners worldwide. Russia and China are among the leading nations in this sad statistic. Dictatorships do everything they can to silence their worst critics. The Navalny case has shown just how far they will go. It has never been so important to draw attention to the innocent prisoners and their fight for democracy and freedom.

Faces Of Freedom: The embassies of China and Russia in Berlin are transformed into prisons.

On the night of 29/01 to 30/01/2024, a team was on the road with powerful beamers. The faces of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Jimmy Lai were projected onto the facades of the Russian and Chinese embassies - with a surprising visual twist. Thanks to the interplay of light, shadow and architecture, you get the feeling that the dissidents are literally trapped in the embassies.