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Cracking the American comfort zone.(SPOTLIGHT: WAFAA BILAL)(confinement)(Brief article)
Colorlines Magazine
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November 01, 2007 |
Martinez, Erika |
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In his most recent installation, Domestic Tension, Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal created a living room at Chicago's Flatfile Gallery and confined himself to the space for 31 days. The world could see him via webcam, and people could also shoot at him with a paintball gun that was accessed through the Internet. Bilal hoped that the installation would make a connection between the conflict zone in Iraq and the comfort zone in the United States. With more than 80 million website visitors from 120 different countries, Bilal created a platform for political dialogue through ...
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