GRITtv: Wafaa Bilal: "...and Counting"
- 14 years ago
Continuing our coverage of the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we bring you artist Wafaa Bilal. This Iraqi-American, who has lost family members in the conflict, garnered headlines around the world in 2007 when he lived in a gallery for 30 days with a webcam and a Web-controlled paintball gun: anyone around the world could try and shoot an Iraqi with a yellow paintball--and over 65,000 paintballs, from over 130 countries, were shot his way. GRITtv's Sam Alcoff visited Wafaa Bilal as he performed his new piece "...and Counting." A special thanks to Sophie Gore Browne and Jason Abbruzzese for their help with this report. GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Watch any show, at any time: http://grittv.org