Saturday, May 19, 2007

Log on Shoot At An Iraqi

Log On, Shoot at an Iraqi: New Interactive Installation at the Flatfile Gallery












Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal has locked himself into a studio with live webcams for the month of May.
The public can watch him 24/7 over a live webcam; and if they choose, visitors to his website can shoot him with a remote controlled paintball gun.
Log on, shoot at an Iraqi. Bilal’s installation – titled Domestic Tension - disturbingly raises awareness about the life of the Iraqi people and the home confinement they face due to the both the violent and the virtual war they face on a daily basis.
More here, or here.

Also from Brian Boyko here's an Interview with Wafaa Bilal - Lessons about dehumanization and technology from a man living under the gun.

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