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War blossoms into art: Ori Gersht at the Imperial War Museum – in pictures

Ori Gersht: Will You Dance, by Ori Gersht
Will You Dance for Me depicts an 85-year-old dancer rocking back and forth in a chair as she recounts her experiences as a young woman in Auschwitz Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Will You Dance? by Ori Gersht
A still from Will You Dance for Me. The woman's punishment for refusing to dance at an SS officer’s party was to stand barefoot in the snow. She pledged that if she survived she would dedicate her life to dance Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Will You Dance? by Ori Gersht
A still from Will You Dance for Me Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Will You Dance? by Ori Gersht
A still from Will You Dance for Me Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Ori Gersht
Against the Tide: Isolated from the photographic work Chasing Good Fortune. This work examines the shifting symbolism of Japanese cherry blossoms, which came to be linked with Kamikaze soldiers during the second world war Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Speck by Ori Gersht
Speck from Chasing Good Fortune Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Tokyo Imperial Memories: Floating Petals by Ori Gersht
Tokyo Imperial Memories: Floating Petals from Chasing Good Fortune Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Soundand Snow by Ori Gersht
Still from Evaders, a two-screen film which explores the mountainous path of the Lister Route, used by many to escape Nazi-occupied France Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Evaders by Ori Gersht
The film (Evaders) focuses on the ill-fated journey of Jewish writer and philosopher Walter Benjamin Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht: Evaders by Ori Gersht
A still from Evaders Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
Ori Gersht 2: After Midnight
After Midnight copyright Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery Photograph: Ori Gersht, courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery
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