Burning Oil Fields (near Abadan, Iran) 2013

In Infinite Freedom Exercise (near Abadan, Iran) 2011, a virtual camera circles the dusty seaside landscape in southern Iran, recording a figure dressed in non-nationalized army fatigues. This actor performatively mimics the prescribed gestures of mortar release in an evolving sequence.
Burning Oil Fields joined the work in 2013 and represents these fires. 

Producer: Werner Poetzelberger
Programmers  Helmut Bressler,
Lead modeller / texturing (environment): Martin Hebestreit
Modeller / texturing (environment): Benno Verschueren, Mason Doran
Technical Installation Design: Jakob Illera / Inseq

Exhibitions

Burning Oil Fields at Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany, 2015

02 April – 11 October 2015
John Gerrard 'Exercise'

In Infinite Freedom Exercise (near Abadan, Iran) 2011, a virtual camera circles the dusty seaside landscape in southern Iran, recording a figure dressed in non-nationalized army fatigues. This actor performatively mimics the prescribed gestures of mortar release in an evolving sequence.

Burning Oil Fields joined the work in 2013 and represents these fires.

www.kunsthalle-darmstadt.de

Burning Oil Fields at Simon Preston Gallery, 2013

1 March – 14 April 2013
John Gerrard 'Exercise'

2015 · BURNING OIL FIELDS / KUNSTHALLE DARMSTADT, GERMANY
© Kunsthalle Darmstadt / Foto: Axel Schneider, 2015
2013 · BURNING OIL FIELDS / SIMON PRESTON GALLERY
Install at Simon Preston Gallery

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