Day 30 of Domestic Tension
Question 1:
Bilal explains in this video segment that Domestic Tension is not a didactic piece and is meant instead as "an encounter." I understand involving the viewer in the piece, which he has obviously done. I also understand different individuals will inevitably be affected differently by this piece. However, my question to Bilal would be how he is affected by this piece, being an Iraqi and the one shot at. How is it there is no didactic intention if he is so aware of the reality of war in his country and how this war is portrayed in video games and extended media? What other reason would he have to create this piece, asking for people to participate and actually shoot him, other than to teach on some level? Basically, how can he distance himself and his identity from the piece enough to say it has no didactic intent?
Protest surrounding Virtual Jihadi
Question 2:
Was the intention of the piece, Virtual Jihadi, to force a dialogue between supporters and non-supporters? Was the fact that the piece was censored part of the point of the project, in an attempt to document ignorance of the original format, Quest for Saddam, created by Americans? Do you think this piece was successful regardless of the censorship and passionate protest?
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