182:(2015-) which reflects the current climate and culture within American politics and society. This project was prompted by the 2015 mass church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, and ties in historic and contemporary issues such as the Civil War, racial tension, and the erasure of history are prevalent throughout the series.
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141:(1999-2002). Lê took various shots of action and solitude during a Vietnam War re-enactment, and as a condition for photographing the "battles", she was required to participate herself, assuming the role of a Viet Cong sniper.
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