Press photos Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations From Cannon Fodder to Avant-Garde—The Forgotten Soldiers Who Freed Europe
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Photos
Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Daniel Lind-Ramos, Re-inventario de la desmemoria (2026), Courtesy of the artist and The Ranch. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
El Hadji Sy, Untitled (2019), installation, 4 door paintings, acrylic on wood, frame, each c.205 × 80 × 3.5 cm. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Pélagie Gbaguidi, The Architecture of Courage (2026), wood, fabric, 7 structures, each 200 × 85 cm. Courtesy of the artist, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel and Goodman Gallery. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Godfried Donkor. Courtesy Godfried Donkor and Gallery 1957. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Dior Thiam, detail of Tata (2026). Courtesy Dior Thiam. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Abrie Fourie, Tacit Consent: Archive of a Conscripted Mind—Seeing with a Listening Ear (2024-2026). Courtesy Abrie Fourie. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Barthélémy Toguo, Tirailleurs Sénégalais (2026). © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026, courtesy of the artist / Bandjoun Station Cameroon. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Nadia Kaabi-Linke. Courtesy Atelier Nadia Kaabi-Linke. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Nadia Kaabi-Linke, detail of Into the Fading Lines (2026). Courtesy Atelier Nadia Kaabi-Linke. Exhibition view Tirailleurs, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), 2026. Photo: Mathias Völzke/HKW
Félix Vallotton, Soldats Sénégealais au Camp De Mailly (1917), Oil on Canvas, 46 x 55cm. Courtesy bpk, GrandPalaisRmn, René-Gabriel Ojéda
Halida Boughriet, Les absents du décor ‘La femme au paon bleu’ (2018). Courtesy of the artist
Josèfa Ntjam, Dislocations (2022), 1-channel video, colour, sound, 18,French with En/Ger subs. In collaboration with Sean Hart andNicolas Pirus, co-produced by Aquatic Invasion Production, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, and Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. Courtesy of the artist and Nicoletti Gallery.
El Hadji Sy, Untitled (undated). Courtesy of Galerie Barbara Thumm
Hana Yoo, I Came for the Flowers (2025), 1-channel video, sound, colour, 9 15", Korean with En/Ger subs. Courtesy of the artist.
Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn, Because No One Living Will Listen / Người Sống Chẳng Ai Nghe, 2023, 2-channel video installation, colour, sound,11' 30', Vie/En with En/Ger subs. Produced by James Cohan,New York, The Vega Foundation, and Specter Studios
Godfried Donkor, St Roy Ankrah III (2023), il, acrylic, ink, and gold leaf on canvas, 193×185 cm, l courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957
Tiffany Chung, Tirailleurs, Worker-Soldiers, ‘Comfort Women’: Sea Voyages, Global Movements, Disremembered Histories of WWII, 2026 (sketch), embroidery on fabric, 140 × 380 cm (legend piece: 50 × 84 cm). Courtesy of the artist.