INFORMATION AND APOCALYPSE (2003)
The events of September 11, 2001, have had great consequences, not in the least for our perception of things, says Michael Najjar. The manner in which the media treat war and terrorism has changed drastically since then. The war in Iraq could be followed live on broadcasters such as CNN, sometimes even 24 hours a day. The reporting was often exciting and spectacular, and drew strongly on the vocabulary of Hollywood films. Furthermore, there was the question of to what extent one could even call this reporting: wasn’t it really directed by the Pentagon? For INFORMATION AND APOCALYPSE (2003) Michael Najjar mixed images of September 11 and the Iraq war with his own photo work, thus providing a new context for information from the media. With this unique visual editing he shows how the invasion of Iraq and the war on terror is first and foremost a media event.
