1. Media Artist Assignment
Krzysztof Wodiczko
By: Liam Harris-Lowe

2. Biography Background Industrial designer and Media artist
Born in Warsaw, Poland
Born April 16, 1943
Immigrated to Guelph, Ontario in 1977
Mother was Jewish
Father was Bohdan Wodiczko

3. Biography
Education
Was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1967
Graduated in 1968 with degree in industrial design
Attended a 2 year program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1976
Taught at the Ontario College of Art in 1979 and University of Guelph
Now teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lives in NYC

4. Biography Inspiration Has no family on his mother’s side
Born during WWII
Grew up in a soviet occupied Poland
Father was a musician
Wants people to know about war

5. Hiroshima Projection Summary: Inspired by the Hiroshima Art Prize
Prize given to those who inspire peace
“to prevent the world from conflict, we must sustain a certain kind of adversarial life in which we are struggling with our problems in public”
Took place at the Hiroshima A-Bomb dome foundation

6. Hiroshima Projection Duration:
Done the day of the anniversary of the bombing (August 6th, 1945) in 1999
Took place at night
Involved many generations

7. Hiroshima Projection Interactivity:
Victims of the bombing would tell story
“non-Japanese” would tell their story
Grand children would tell how they are affected
Man found a bike lock and kept it

8. Hiroshima Projection Hybridization:
Victim’s hands projected onto building
Building and hands reflected onto water
Symbolizes water as a witness and hope

9. Hiroshima Projection Point of View: 3rd: Victims telling their story
1st: Audience listens, and somewhat understands

10. Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Summary:
Lincoln Memorial built in 1870
14 soldiers and family members remember their stories to reconcile
“Lincoln was also known for his humility”
Through the stories, the audience would hear a will to persevere

11. Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Duration:
Started on November 8th, 2012
Ended on December 9th, 2012
Videos last up to four hours ( pm)
Videos would span across generations

12. Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Interactivity:
Viewers would have to look up at the statue
Symbolic for them looking up to their heroes
Bring life to the Union Square again

13. Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Hybridization:
People are projected onto Lincoln memorial statue
Statue becomes animated
Veterans tell their stories (theme of trauma)
Speaking allows them to be free from “permanent victim status”

14. Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Point of View:
3rd:
Audience looks up to the animated statue
Audience somewhat understands what it is like for the veterans
1st:
Veterans show that alienation is unjust
Veterans become reintegrated into society
Some trauma is let go of

15. Out of Here: The Veterans Project
Summary:
Project took place at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston
Krzysztof interviewed veterans to prepare the project
Veteran is redefined: Person who lived in a war zone
Point of the project is to show the 2 sides of a conflict

16. Out of Here: The Veterans Project
Duration:
Started in 2009, November 4th
Ended in 2010, March 28th
Simulations would last 8 minutes

17. Out of Here: The Veterans Project
Interactivity:
Viewers would somewhat experience what it is like in an Iraqi city
Viewers are in a warehouse
Daily sounds are heard
Chaos ensues after words from a helicopter, explosions, etc.

18. Out of Here: The Veterans Project
Hybridization:
8 minute audio track is used
3 projections on walls
Speech from President Obama is used
Actors consisted of Iraqi-Americans, soldiers, and plain actors

19. Out of Here: The Veterans Project
Point of View:
Viewers experience what it is like for a ‘veteran’
Viewer cannot experience loss due to anonymity

20. Bibliography Biography
Krzysztof Wodiczko. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09, 2017, from
Krzysztof Wodiczko. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09, 2017, from
Hiroshima Projection
Davis, T. (1970, January 01). "The Hiroshima Projection" Retrieved February 09, 2017, from
Krzysztof Wodiczko: "Hiroshima Projection". (2011, September). Retrieved February 09, 2017, from
Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection
Principles of Media Arts. (2017, February 06). Retrieved February 12, 2017, from
November 29, 2012 · by Kathleen MacQueen · in Shifting Connections, & Tags: Abraham Lincoln, art, Henry Kirke Brown, Krzysztof Wodiczko, projections, silence, speech, trauma, Union Square Park, war veterans. (2013, March 14). KRZYSZTOF WODICZKO’s
 War Veteran Projection
. Retrieved February 12, 2017, from
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Abraham Lincoln War Veteran Projection | Event. (n.d.). Retrieved February 12, 2017, from
Out of Here: The Veterans Project
Krzysztof Wodiczko ...Out of Here: The Veterans Project at Gallery Lelong. (n.d.). Retrieved February 13, 2017, from