A series of “scenes” that confronts power with the impotence of a trivial weapon. An inquiry into the growing polarity in US politics and social skills. Homeland Security (1) is a sardonic critique of the current American preventive military foreign policy, Go it Alone, and a delirious portrayal of the “citizen soldier” defending the clichés of his native habitat: the trailer, the lawn, the flag-draped coffin, the waterfront access… and most chillingly, sitting stoically in front of a television, in a darkness interrupted by its intermittent cyclopean light.
Co-founders in 1967 of the highly politically engaged collective Newsreel, John Douglas created in the 60s/70s with his old comrade Robert Kramer, People’s war in North Vietnam and Milestones.
The “USA Patriot Act” allows counter-espionage agents to monitor the actions of any American citizen (credit card payments, medical data, Internet…) to maintain total control of the territory. “Homeland Security,” literally “motherland security,” is today the generic term specific to the United States, commonly used by politicians, the media, and citizens themselves. It evokes the idea of a country in constant alert, immersed in a climate of fear.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Thursday, October 4, starting at 6 PM.
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06300 Nice – France
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