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Workprint: De Facto Vela Incident
In 1979, the U.S. nuclear-explosion-detection satellite Vera detected a “double flash” at the junction of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The incident triggered decades of unconfirmed speculation regarding a secret joint nuclear test conducted by South Africa and Israel. Twenty years later, a banned TV show revealed more of the conspiracy.
Built entirely within the Grand Theft Auto video game engine, Workprint: De Facto Vela Incident recontextualises historical archives to explore geopolitics, secrecy, and the blurred lines between reality and simulation. Mirroring its name, the piece adopts the raw formatting of an edit-in-progress or “workprint” to manipulate archival anxiety and government cover-ups.
Bio Pastinaca Videotapes Plantation
Pastinaca Videotapes Plantation (PVP) is a Eurasian online creative group. Four unnamed independent directors, programmers, and graphic designers focus on recycling and re-creating old and lost videotapes from around the world. They hope that these will enable viewers to find new ideas.