top of page
Installation view at The artists Residence Herzliya 2016
Installation view at The artists Residence Herzliya 2016
Performing the Interrogation (2015)
Wrapped
A reenactment based on Baldaev’s depiction of a prisoner wrapped in a carpet during interrogation, with a public trial in prospect.
Research source: Danzig Baldaev, Drawings from the Gulag (FUEL, 2010), p. 36.
'Shout'
Shaking (Tiltul)
A reenactment based on accounts of violent shaking during interrogation. The accompanying historical research addresses physical pressure, restraint, hooding, loud music, and sleep deprivation, alongside debates about their use.
Bending the Back (the “Banana” Position)
A reenactment referring to accounts of detainees forced into a painful backward bend during interrogation.
Research source: B’Tselem and HaMoked, Utterly Forbidden: The Torture and Ill-Treatment of Palestinian Detainees (May 2007).
'Clap'
Stand Facing the Corner
A reenactment based on Baldaev’s account of prolonged forced standing, deprivation, and violence during interrogation.
Research source: Danzig Baldaev, Drawings from the Gulag (FUEL, 2010), p. 29.
Splitting Axes
A reenactment based on Baldaev’s account of suffocation during interrogation.
Research source: Danzig Baldaev, Drawings from the Gulag (FUEL, 2010), p. 45.
bottom of page