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Initially trained in urban geography and later in visual arts, Emanuel Licha is an artist and documentary filmmaker. His work in installation, film, video installation, and photography focuses on the roles of certain spatial objects in the representation and understanding of geopolitical events, viewing urban landscape objects as social, historical, and political indicators. His latest feature-length documentary, 'zo reken', examines humanitarian aid politics through the lens of the Toyota Land Cruiser, a widely recognized vehicle among international organizations. The film transforms this vehicle into a storytelling machine, inviting Haitian passengers to discuss humanitarian aid and post-colonialism, resulting in powerful critiques of unfulfilled promises. Licha's films have been showcased in numerous documentary film festivals and his projects exhibited in institutions such as NGBK in Berlin and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal. His work is part of several private and public collections, including MACBA and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal. Emanuel Licha holds a PhD from the Centre Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London, and has taught at various prestigious institutions.
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