“Domestic Tension” by Wafaa Bilal (2007)

For 31 days, Wafaa Bilal lived inside of a gallery space with an internet-connected paintball gun. At any time during the exhibition, visitors to the piece’s website could choose to move and fire the gun. They also had the option to converse with Wafaa or other visitors through a chat room. The project was designed to raise awareness of the nature of modern remote warfare and of the everyday realities of the Iraqi people. Over the course of a month, approximately 60,000 shots were fired.

Domestic Tension « Wafaa Bilal