Last month, as rebels supported by Rwanda advanced on Goma, the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Richard Mosse was there to photograph the conflict. He has been documenting what he calls the "Hobbesian state of war" in the region on and off for two years using infrared film, which, because it was originally developed for military purposes, Mosse says is "the appropriate medium." Foliage reflects infrared light and camouflage absorbs it, so infrared-sensitive film can reveal camouflaged troops and buildings, as well as produce the pink tints in these pictures. In this way, Mosse highlights the eastern Congo's natural bounty while acknowledging both the medium's origins and, he points out, the West's tendency to see in the Congo only darkness and insanity.
Number of persons displaced by current conflict around Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: 130,000
Estimated death toll Related to violence in Congo, 1998-2008: 5.4 million
D.R.C.'s Percentage of the world's reserves of Coltan (used to make cellphones): 64
Year Kodak Aerochrome III infrared film was discontinued: 2009
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