Kiera at Riot, 1999

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Artist/Maker	Petersen, Vinca (Maker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (Made)

Vinca Petersen is a photographer, installation, multimedia, and performance artist who works in the area of social practice. All of her works, including her photography, emerge from her deep social and political engagement with underrepresented communities in order to give them a voice and recognition.

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Category	Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Title	Kiera at Riot, 1999 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	C-type colour print.
Brief description	Colour photograph showing a woman running from flames.
Physical description	Colour photograph showing a woman running from flames.
Dimensions	Mount size height: 64cm Mount size width: 87cm Photograph height: 51cm Photograph width: 77cm
Gallery label	(15/06/2023) Petersen moved to London aged 17 and became part of the ‘free party’ scene that exploded in the 1990s. She recorded her experiences with a community that travelled across Europe, transporting powerful sound systems and staging illegal raves. Petersen and her friends often attended protests in response to the political backlash against their way of living. Here, she captures a girl frenetically running away from burning cars.
Summary	Vinca Petersen is a photographer, installation, multimedia, and performance artist who works in the area of social practice. All of her works, including her photography, emerge from her deep social and political engagement with underrepresented communities in order to give them a voice and recognition.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4-2001

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Record created	August 22, 2001
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O62283/kiera-at-riot-1999-photograph-petersen-vinca/

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