In Iraq and Syria iconoclasts have demolished the countries’ most notable heritage artefacts. The images of the destruction have been etched into our memory. And images like these are used in strategic warfare. What if the media become the terrorists’ channels? Is the museum an extension of the battlefield? Are souvenirs really trophies? On a dubious tour through an imaginary museum, Julian Hetzel places art alongside war and tourists alongside refugees, connecting reality with the imagination.
Julian Hetzel’s work straddles the line between theatre, performance, media, music and visual art. It combines a dry sense of humour with a political undertone. Hetzel injects the theatre with the culture of the image that defines the internet generation. His latest performance, The Automated Sniper, won the 2017 Mime prize.