"The Hyperreal War" is a project that focuses on Susan Sontag's
analysis on ‘the perennial seductiveness of war’ through the
Airsoft game as well as it recalls the Jean Baudrillard's theory
about war as simulacrum.
Since the Gulf War, in according to the French philosopher, wars
have become hyperreal and simulated not-realities where the
boundaries between virtuality and reality are fade one into the
another.
Exploring the fascination and normalization of war through the
Airsoft players, this project shows a simulated war so gathering
the Baudrillard's concept of contemporary wars as staged not-
events conveyed by the mass media.
Awards AWARDS
2014
- 1st placed, "PDN Edu 2014" by PDN
- Honorable Mention, "One Shot 2014" by IPA International Photography Award
- Shortlisted, "ISPA - International Street Photography Award 2014", student.
- Shortlisted, "Kolga Award 2014", Geocell Mobile Project
2013
- 1st placed, "57th Prize Basilio Cascella"
- 2nd placed, "IPA - International Photography Award 2013"
- Bronze Award, "One Eyeland Photography Award 2013"
- Honorable Mention, "IPA - International Photography Award 2013"
2012
- 1st placed, "Ragusa Foto Festival 2012"
2011
- 3rd placed, "Your Take" by The Economist
