Matt Kenyon: A secret memorial for civilian casualties
Matt Kenyon: Jak podłożyłem rządowi USA pomnik ofiar cywilnych w Iraku
From a plant that lives or dies based on stock prices to an oilcan that flows backward, Matt Kenyon creates art that startles, amuses and challenges assumptions. Full bio
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rock musician Jello Biafra that I love.
i muzyka punk rockowego Jello Biafra.
Be the media."
because A, I'm familiar with them
ponieważ je dobrze znam
of the power they hold.
jestem przerażony ich siłą przebicia.
between Fox News host Tony Snow
wywiad Tony'ego Snowa z Fox News
Donald Rumsfeld.
ówczesnym sekretarzem obrony USA.
about the recent invasion of Iraq,
on other people."
to one million Iraqis, civilians,
a milion irackich cywili
of the US-led invasion in 2003.
prowadzonej przez USA inwazji.
the 4,486 US service members who died
z 4486 członkami służb USA,
awareness to this terrifying number.
niż tylko zwrócić uwagę na tę liczbę.
for the individual civilians
dla poszczególnych cywilów,
such as Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial,
"Vietnam Veterans Memorial" Mai Lin,
in the world, and to circulate.
żył i był w światowym obiegu.
this classic civics assignment
z wiedzy o społeczeństwie.
and you write a member of your government.
if we wrote a really good letter,
że jeśli napiszemy dobry list,
a simple formed letter as a reply.
coś więcej niż sztampową odpowiedź.
yellow legal tablet of paper
to the individual Iraqi civilians
poszczególnych irackich cywilów,
and an act of commemoration
protestu i upamiętnienia
the dates and locations
daty i miejsca śmierci
pads of this paper, tons of this stuff,
tworzyłem kilogramy takich kartek
into the stationery supplies
and the Coalition governments.
the place to discuss how I did that.
jak mi się to udało.
with members and former members
z aktualnymi lub byłymi członkami
who assisted in the invasion.
która pomagała podczas inwazji.
I meet with one of them,
spotkać Alberta Gonzalesa
and Torture Memo author, Alberto Gonzales.
i autora dyrektyw o torturach.
May I give this to you?
of an ongoing art project.
projektu artystycznego.
This is a special legal pad?
of Modern Art; I'm an artist.
Sztuki Nowoczesnej - jestem artystą.
of the paper are actually --
of individual Iraqi civilians
rozpoczęcia inwazji na Irak.
really creeps me out.
przyprawia o gęsią skórkę.
to look under your chairs.
zajrzało pod swoje krzesło.
that died as result of the invasion.
którzy zginęli w wyniku inwazji.
and write a member of government.
i napisali list do członka rządu.
this civilian body count
that's sent in to the government,
który wysyłamy do rządu,
the world, of course --
is archived, filed and recorded.
and under the noses of people in power.
i pod nos osób rządzących.
archive of our government,
come into your head, of "Notepad"?
pomysł projektu notatnika?
the US Coalition side of the war
o amerykańską stronę wojny.
the "Improvised Empathetic Device"
urządzeniem empatycznym",
w czasie rzeczywistym
cause of death and location
przyczyny i miejsca śmierci
who had died overseas,
którzy zmarli za granicą.
or CENTCOM released their data,
CENTCOM lub Departament Obrony,
that there was a spectacle
że wiele uwagi poświęcamy
who were dying overseas,
amount of casualties
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matt Kenyon - New media artistFrom a plant that lives or dies based on stock prices to an oilcan that flows backward, Matt Kenyon creates art that startles, amuses and challenges assumptions.
Why you should listen
Matt Kenyon works at the intersection of art and technology, creating pieces that question society’s large, complex systems — from our reliance on global corporations and oil, to the military-industrial complex. His works include: “SPORE 1.1,” a self-sustaining ecosystem for a rubber tree, purchased from The Home Depot and watered in conjunction with Home Depot stock prices; “Supermajor,” a collection of vintage oilcans with droplets of oil that defy gravity and flow back into a punctured hole; and ”Notepad,” a commemoration of the Iraqi civilians who died as a result of the US-led invasion, printed in the lines of what appear to be your average, everyday legal pads.
Kenyon creates these projects through SWAMP, or Studies of Work Atmosphere and Mass Production. He teaches art at the University of Michigan's Stamps School of Art & Design.
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