Panama City, Christmas 1989

Mixed media, sound, silk screen print, 2017

The work refers to one of the key moments of post cold war American foreign policy – the invasion of Panama in 1989 and the apprehension of General Manuel Noriega. During Christmas 1989 Noriega had fled to the Vatican Embassy, whereupon the American military installed speakers and ‘blasted’ the Vatican Embassy building with Rock songs like Guns N ’Roses,’ “Welcome to the Jungle”, or Billy Idol’s, “Flesh for Fantasy”. This military operation was the ‘blueprint’ for dealing with future conflicts on many strategic aspects – one of which was the militaries control over the media.