Military Powerpoint Karaoke

Participatory performance piece, 2018.
In collaboration with Charlie Macquarie.

Description

Presented in partnership with the Internet Archive, Military Powerpoint Karaoke is a night of “Powerpoint Karaoke” using presentations in the Military Industrial Powerpoint Complex collection, featuring over 57,000 Powerpoint decks from U.S. military websites, each charged with material that ranges from the violent to the banal, featuring attack modes, leadership styles, harness types, and modes for requesting vacation days from the U.S. Military. Audience members are invited to give a presentation using a set of Powerpoint slides that they have never seen before from a curated collection.  As a whole, the participatory performance forms a unique snapshot into our government’s Military Industrial Complex.

Performances

“Military Powerpoint Karaoke,” The Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA. Collaboration with Charlie Macquarie. March 6 2018.

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