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Are You Home?
This vignette triptych follows a storyline of a girl running into her home seeking shelter from the war, after which a man comes along and decorates the severely damaged house as a romantic gesture, utilizing the bullet holes by placing roses in... More
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Intertwined
A European girl riding her bike during WW2 nearly got ran over by a Nazi vehicle on the street. A soldier who happened to be at the scene coincidentally saved her from the accident and ended up marrying her.
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Love Letters
This image interprets the story of Harry and Jacquie, who were separated by the war and only communicated through handwritten letters for four years. Her letters served as Harry’s motivation to keep fighting during the war, and he strongly believes... More
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Rescue Mission
During WW2, a queer Jew dressed up as a Nazi to free his lover from the camps. Using butterflies and bats as a metaphor, the image is a narrative of trapped butterflied within a cage guarded by bats. One of these bats is really a butterfly that... More
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The Battlefield
Two wounded soldiers in the battlefield share a cigarette as an act of solidarity. It is known that during WW1, soldiers would crawl toward each other so they wouldn’t die alone, even if they were enemies.
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The Calm in The Chaos
This capstone image depicts a couple whose connection seemingly illuminates light, protecting them from the textured background of violent brushstrokes. The drama that ensues from the chaotic background symbolizes unpredictable and negative outside... More
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The Parachute
A war bride got married to a Canadian soldier during WW2 in a dress made from her husband’s parachute.
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The Shower Block
This image is based on the story of two soldiers in the Iraq war who locked eyes when one of them came out of the shower block. The two fell in love and faced many challenges with their relationship in this environment, but eventually found a way... More
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They're Watching
The story of a girl's family hiding another family during WW2 in Greece. The son of the family in hiding fell in love with the daughter of the family that took care of them, eventually getting married after the war. They were able to feed both... More
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Tree of Life
Inspired by a photograph of a couple carving hearts into a tree during the war, the image depicts the same couple in the past and in the present day to reflect the timelessness of love. The mirroring brushwork in the grey smoke and the tree leaves... More
Work by
Lisanne van der Oort
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““Love Conquers All” explores the paradox of love blooming during war. In this series of images, I visually interpreted stories of love thriving in a time of war to explore the resilience of love and...” [More]