Taking their title from Robert Schumann’s artsong, “Mondnacht,” Abbie
Conant and William Osborne have created a short video commentary on the torture at Abu Ghraib. It is a
deeply felt editorial imbued with sorrowful beauty. It uses Schumann’s
music, the “radiant voice” of soprano Barbara Bonney and the
pianio accompaniment of Vladimir Ashkenazy to give dignity to the torture victims.
It also uses some of the horrific photos we’ve all seen. But while it is a form of photo
journalism, which might under ordinary circumstances be enough, it transcends journalism and
crosses into the realm of art. Please take a look.
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