Art Despite Oppression II
Thursday, May 24 2007
Art Despite Oppression II
Wafaa Bilal has put himself in front of an Internet-controlled paintball gun for 30 days.
A few weeks ago, Dick Gordon spoke with Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal. Wafaa fled his home country in 1991, but he stays connected to Iraq with his art. For Wafaa, war and conflict are at the heart of his creative work.
His latest project, "Domestic Tension," is a prime example. Wafaa has put himself in a room at Chicago's Flatfile Galleries, and invited anyone in the world with a computer to shoot at him. Computer users can use the internet to direct a paintball gun at the artist.
- Find out more about the project
- Explore the gallery that is hosting the exhibit
- Watch Wafaa's video diaries
Chasing SMALLPOX
Donald D. A. Henderson
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to delay the destruction of the world's last known smallpox virus until 2011 in case it is needed to produce more vaccines.
Dr. Donald D. A. Henderson knows about the severity of smallpox first-hand. He helped eradicate the deadly disease globally nearly 30 years ago. Dick Gordon talks to D. A. about his time as a disease detective -- flying into remote areas in rickety planes, and discovering that last person in the world with smallpox was on his own staff.
- Find out more about Dr. D. A. Henderson
- What's smallpox?
Mapping Disease
Andy Tatem
When D. A. Henderson was tracking smallpox, he was using reports from "advance teams" on the ground. Today, Dick talks with one researcher who is using satellite imagery to track infectious disease.
Dr. Andy Tatem is mapping the progress of killer diseases like malaria using high resolution satellite imagery. He talks with Dick about how the new technology can both help with current infectious disease outbreaks, and potentially slow the advance of diseases around the world.
- Learn about the Malaria Atlas Project
- Read more about Andy
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