Masses confronting security forces, face to face, trying to cross the line that is not to be crossed. A water cannon approaches, crowds disperse, some stay. David vs Goliath. In urban confrontations, water cannon is always followed by tear gas. Some protestors throw gas canisters back towards the police line, some try to make them ineffective. A woman approaches the police calmly, courageously, ridiculously. A policeman approaches a woman violently, cowardly. A naked man stands: “this is how fragile we are.” A super hero emerges: “we have secret powers.” A roaring crowd, seen from above, covering the urban landscape like ants. A square. Where are we? Is it Syntagma in Athens, Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Tahrir in Egypt, Taksim in İstanbul? These images blend into one another and construct a kaleidoscopic panorama of a global social and political unrest, a new cycle of revolt initiated in late 2010.

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