VARVARA KEIDAN SHAVROVA EXAMINES POST-FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES AT THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES FESTIVAL 2022 AND ARTHUR JAFA AT LUMA.

"I AM WALKING along a seemingly endless stretch of dusty road on the outskirts of Arles, an ancient Roman capital of Provence, France, and home to the 52nd edition of Rencontres d’Arles – an annual festival for photography and lens-based art that attracts thousands of visitors every year, which is recognised as one of the most respected platforms for contemporary photographic art (ren- contres-arles.com). The midday heat is rising above the asphalt, merciless to the soles of my shoes, my body and my soul, melting all three components into a medley of dust and sweat......"