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Small Gods - Perspectives on the Drone (Paperback)
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Small Gods - Perspectives on the Drone (Paperback)
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Small Gods deconstructs the mythology of the drone: as soothing
sound, aerial spy, and killing machine. When we say 'drone
technology,' we can mean the tanpura, a plucked-string instrument
originating in 16th century India, or the Gorgon Stare, an aerial
surveillance technology designed by the US military - and evoke
competing notions of terror and transcendence. Small Gods leans
into this ambiguity. As each chapter focuses on the work of an
artist with a unique understanding of 'the drone', the book
illuminates myriad facets of these entangled technological
entities. Opening with William Basinki's first glimpse of the
ash-clouds of 9/11 - which spawned both The Disintegration Loops
and the drone-driven War on Terror - the narrative then zooms into
the representational sleights of hand of British and American
artists preoccupied with the West's stake in endless drone wars.
Its midsection lands us in the doldrums: where Anne Imhof's Angst,
Anna Mikkola's drone-watched runner, and Atef Abu Saif's drone war
memoir find maddening safety in boredom, raising questions about
the trade-offs between security and surveillance. In the final
section, the narrative uncouples from earthly oppression - we're
freed to explore future and spirit worlds with artists including
Korakrit Arunanondchai, Lawrence Lek, and WangShui, all of whom use
drone technology to envision a future beyond the burden of
colonialism, racism, exclusion or, simply, representation. Empty
metal becomes a vessel for escape, connection, or intention; a
future-facing spirit, a ride into the afterlife, a god or a ghost.
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