Out of Play

2021, single-channel HD video, color, stereo sound, 24 minutes

Out of Play probes themes of individual and institutional authority and power, and explores several dualities such as vulnerability/inviolability, violence/fear, paranoia/security, real/imagined, enemy/ally and actuality/fabrication. The piece exclusively focuses on SWAT training for anticipated chaos and catastrophe - the theater of calamity - unveiling the nuanced distinctions and fine-lines when preparing for scenarios both real and imagined.