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Iraqi Artist Wants to be Shot

by Evan Shamoon on May 14, 2007 at 08:59 AM



Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal wants you to shoot him.

That's right. Bilal has locked himself in a studio outfitted with live Web cams for the entire month of May, and is allowing site visitors to not only spy on him 24 hours a day, but to also shoot at him with a remote-controlled paintball gun.

The online art installation 'Domestic Tension' can also be seen in real life at Chicago's flatfile gallery. It's the latest from Bilal who strives in his work to transform "the normally passive experience of viewing art into an active participation." The piece/performance is intended to raise awareness about the home confinement Iraqis face due to the violent war happening in their front yards.

We sincerely hope site visitors appreciate Bilal's message and aren't there to simply . . . well . . . shoot an Iraqi.

From ArtThreat

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Tags: art, exhibit, interactive, online, war

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