YES TO A ROSY FUTURE by Nicolas Righetti HIV based at University for the

based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK

and accompanied by the publication of an artist book disguised as a magazine

Illustrations: 25 colour

Black males are not only the victims of violence and discrimination but have an incarceration rate twenty-five times higher than that of the total population

Texts by Thomas Krens

YES TO A ROSY FUTURE by Nicolas Righetti HIV based at University for theIt was an overwhelming sight that met photographer Nicolas Righetti when he arrived in Dasmascus in May 2007. Preparations for the coming election were in full swing and the city was smothered with one image, that of the unopposed President, Bashar alAssad, who was to be re elected another seven years. From monumental portraits to publicity handouts in both public and private spaces, the ruler of Syria became unavoidable and the message was clear;