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Installation View: Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR)

INSTAR collective presents Operational Factography (2022), a counter-narrative of Cuban cultural history installed in Kassel.

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

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Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

Installation view of Operational Factography (2022) by INSTAR collective at documenta15. Photo: C&AL

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