Consumption of War
Video installation & Digital Photographic Print
Consumption of War explores the environmental crisis through the participatory and spectator culture of profit driven bodies. Today, global corporate entities encourage consumption on a massive scale for maximum profit, disregarding the obscene amounts of water needed to produce “necessities” such as a pair of jeans or cup of coffee. In Iraq, major corporations have signed the largest free oil exploration deals in history. Yet while every barrel of oil extracted requires 1.5 barrels of water, 1 out of every 4 citizens has no access to clean drinking water.
In a corporate office, two men compete in a childish battle inspired by Star Wars, using fluorescent lights as swords. Each light is consumed until the darkened room marks the game’s abrupt end. Alternating between lush and dry, attractive and foolish, this is a landscape of false promises and restricted power.
Details:
Duration: 03'20'00 min (Loop)
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound: Stereo
Landscape, 2011, Digital Photographic Print (150 cm x 100 cm)
