The venue shown here is a the harbourfront centre in Toronto, parts of the exhibition were also featured in the convenience gallery.

In this project, Rita Leistner converges people and their immediate environment in the face of destruction and war. She uses the concept of the diptych to juxtapose individuals and their destroyed livelihoods, creating a powerful humanistic image. As she notes too often these people "become so-called collateral damage. It is all too easy to forget that, like us, they are just ordinary people, but unlike those of us blessed with peace at home, they inhabit extraordinarily unfortunate lands."

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