Iron Eye Sculpture

In my 2012 MFA thesis show I revisited the ideas of media as weapons for democracy in a way that is both conceptually and technically more ambitious. In the center of my designated 10’ x 15’ x 10’ exhibition space, I installed a large, multi-functional showcase constructed of steel, wood and glass; it served as a display surface for several glass boxes filled with what I call “weaponized” media – cell phones, cameras and laptops cast in iron – and shuriken in the shape of U.S. military combat drones. The cast iron electronics is accompanied by a video in the style of a traditional in-store product advertisement, demonstrating and lauding their capabilities. This serves as an allegory for the inclination of power structures to push technological progress towards new weapons systems instead of towards constructive advances for humankind. Some of the “fake” electronics will be actual functioning recording devices that secretly take stills of the spectators. Here you can watch the accompanying "point of sales" video, which I made with James Franco: https://vimeo.com/41155113

Sculpture:Metal on Iron

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:3.9 W x 3.1 H x 2.4 D in

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