Alaa Mansour | ‘The Mad Man’s Laughter,’ 2021 from safa video Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 25 min 37 sec ✓ Published: 16-Jun-2021
Description: The Mad Man’s Laughter is a video-based work that engages with the simulacrum of the so-called global war on terror, and the worlds of ubiquitous surveillance and simulations it has since spawned. By exploring the fictitious entities that are at play in the military-entertainment complex, the video embarks on a journey across artefacts and precepts shaped by modalities of power and control. Through the use of archival material and computer generated imagery, sounds, and texts, artist Alaa Mans