Hostiles Sites - Part 2 by Katja Verheul, 2017, 7'40'

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Presented at VISIO. European Identities. New Geographies in Artists’ Film and Video (2018) In London important sites and buildings are surrounded by fancy benches and flower pots. Though these sculptural objects are not there just for the eye. The so-called ‘hostile vehicle mitigations’ should protect buildings and sites of potentially destructive terrorist attacks. The film focuses on several hostile vehicle mitigations in the Ring of Steel in London and the influence they have on our daily lives. A couple of dancers move around and interact with the objects while performing suspicious behaviour and self-defence movements.

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