<sup>This series of images was taken by Romane Iskaria while she was in southeastern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Taken through a car window, these photos are the result of the artist's observation of this sensitive area, inaccessible because it is impossible to cross this space between the two countries. This area is still marked by numerous territorial conflicts and was used daily by Daesh forces just a few years ago.

With these images taken on the fly, Romane Iskaria aims to highlight these lawless and surveillance zones between these two countries. By transgressing the codes of documentary filmmaking, particularly through the blurring of the images and the evocation of storyboards, Romane Iskaria blurs the lines.

The materiality of the medium—plaster—evokes both the ruin and the reconstruction of a dismantled and wounded territory.

With Limit Middle East, Romane Iskaria invites us to question the value of visual testimony and the notions of borders, territory and belonging to a community.

Photographs on plaster, unique pieces, 30 p/ 34x23cm, 2023</sup>

2024 BEYOND, Hangar Art Photo Center, Brussels (Belgium)

2023 BEYOND Carrefour des Arts Foundation, end of the Residency, Brussels (Belgium)