Hito Steyerl interview at Picture This

An interview with artist Hito Steyerl about her new work In Free Fall commissioned and produced by Picture This in partnership with Collective, Edinburgh, Chisenhale Gallery, London. Exhibited at Picture This Atelier October 2010

In Free Fall incorporates a trio of works: Before the Crash, After the Crash and Crash, which tell the story of the current global economic crisis through the example of an aeroplane junkyard in the Californian desert. The aeroplane junkyard reveals the anatomy of all sorts of crashes: both fictional and real. This is an investigation of planes as they are parked during the economic downturn, stored and recycled, revealing unexpected connections between economy, violence and spectacle.

http://www.picture-this.org.uk/worksprojects/works/by-date/2010/in-free-fall

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