the olympic conspiracy

  • Author

    Bill Aitchison

  • Country

    UK

  • Production year

    2009

  • Type

    video / experimental video

  • Category

    Artwork

The Olympic Conspiracy is a direct to camera monologue that ironically adopts the language of conspiracy theories linking the Olympics to the end of the world. The conspiratorial argument proceeds as a series of ‘false causalities’ that culminates in a doomsday prediction or fantasy that elaborates the culture of paranoia endemic to the ‘mega-events’ of today. The olympic conspiracy has provoked considerable comment online and this discourse, an integral part of the work, can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qhvyfp7wjo

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