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During lockdown, it’s important to have an outlet to release pent up energy, anxiety and simmering rage, lest you snap and throw something, or murder your spouse/children or something. In the time of coronavirus, there’s so much to be angry about and one public figure is absofuckinglutely worthy of all the fucking blame. Since North America has now exceeded 100,000 lives lost, this artwork’s title - “President Body Bag” (originally meant as a reference to the punching bag alone) - now also signifies the horrific and inconceivable (and ever-increasing) death toll of the pandemic, due to our administration’s blatant/criminal negligence and self-serving policies.

This “body bag” is rigged with a motion sensor that alters the video upon contact - so you’ll know when you’ve landed a direct hit. To ensure a high intensity workout, the bag is also projection mapped with other visuals for an extended duration, just to remind you of everything that’s wrong in the world (climate change, eco-terrorism, the usual), before culminating in #45.

So have at it! “President Body Bag” needs a good kick in the mouth. And you’re getting fat! (So you need the exercise, fatty). It’s a win win! (Except that with this administration, we all lose.)

This piece is site-specific. To view a longer demo please see the video below.

Details:

President Body Bag, 2019
Interactive site-specific installation
Materials: punching bag, arduino, projection mapping, custom max/msp software, mac mini, resolume software
Dimensions variable
Price on request

By Emilie Trice