Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun
by Bilal, Wafaa; Lydersen, Kari
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 087286491X
- ISBN 13
- 9780872864917
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CEDAR GROVE, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: City Lights Publishers, 2008-09-01. Trade Paperback. Good. 8x5x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear, some underlining throughout the text; Wafaa Bilal's childhood in Iraq was defined by the horrific rule of Saddam Hussein, two wars, a bloody uprising, and time spent interned in chaotic refugee camps in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Bilal eventually made it to the United States to become a professor and a successful artist, but when his brother was killed by an unmanned U.S. Predator drone, he decided to use his art to confront those in the comfort zone with the realities of life in a conflict zone. His response was "Domestic Tension," an unsettling interactive performance piece: for one month, Bilal lived alone in a prison cell-sized room in the line of fire of a remote-controlled paintball gun and a camera that connected him to Internet viewers around the world. Visitors to the gallery and a virtual audience that grew by the thousands could shoot at him twenty-four hours a day. The project received overwhelming worldwide attention and spawned provocative online debates; ultimately, Bilal was named Chicago Tribune's Artist of the Year. Structured in two parallel narratives, the story of Bilal's life journey and his "Domestic Tension" experience, Shoot an Iraqi is for anyone who seeks insight into the current conflict in Iraq and for those fascinated by interactive art technologies and the ever-expanding world of online gaming.
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- Kayleighbug Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun
- Author
- Bilal, Wafaa; Lydersen, Kari
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 087286491X
- ISBN 13
- 9780872864917
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2008-09-01
- Size
- 8x5x0
- X weight
- 11 oz
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