What brings dissidents together?
“The primary subjects of the photos are dolls. They are odd creatures, the size of infants but with adult faces—faces that show pain or terror, frozen cries, a hint of biliousness. They are unpleasant to look at, but we look at them anyway—in part from a sense of duty to the real human beings whom we know lie beyond.”
—Perry Link, “Silent Protest”
For more on Liu Xia and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu Xiaobo, view TNR’s slideshow of Liu Xia’s photography published in the February 16, 2012 issue of the magazine.
Photos courtesy of Liu Xia’s upcoming exhibit at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University.
(Photographer Liu Xia is married to Liu Xiaobo, the dissident poet more well known in the West.)
