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2009 - DISTRACTED BULLETS

DISTRACTED BULLETS

Joana Hadjithomas

Khalil Joreige

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2005

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France

Lebanon

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DOC

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15

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Distracted Bullet is a literal translation of the Arabic term "Rassassa taycheh", i.e. stray bullet. The Latin etymology of distraction, "distrahere", means pulling in various directions. Apart from distraction, other connotations can be found: disorientation, panic, dispersion (or scattering), diversion. The installation consists of 5 panoramic views of Beirut on the occasion of events celebrated by fireworks and shooting. The noise of the fireworks mingles with the different noise from the firearms. Where do all those firearms come from? In 1994, militiamen turned in their heavy and light armament, and were authorized to keep one firearm in exchange of another they relinquished. On some occasions, the firearms appear, are used, then put away until the next occasions Before our eyes, Beirut is aflame with the fires of victory. The sounds of the fireworks and firearms, their quality, their orientation, make it possible to establish a topography of the town and its divisions: the parts of the town which joyfully celebrate and those which remain silent in the face that same event. The sound of the installation determines also the position of the spectator, that of the person filming, and the nature and context of the political event. 5 events appearing in the [VID] Video: September 13, 2003: The Feast of the Cross, Beit Mery, Metn area. September 3, 2004: Emile Lahoud has been re-elected President of the Republic. December 31, 2004: New Year's Eve. June 28, 2005: Nabih Berri is re-elected as Speaker of Parliament. July 26, 2005: Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces, is released from prison after 11 years in jail.

 

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Joana Hadjithomas

Khalil Joreige
Joana Hadjithomas

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