Deluge of the Real
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Deluge of the Real
The Hole, Oakland, CA
February 20, 2017 marked our first president's day with Donald Trump as president. Trump’s rise to power, during the 2016 election, relied upon a crafty manipulation of language that caused his sensationalized & overtly false narrative of reality to be the only one many people could trust. As much as we deride him, he now owns license to what is “real” in America.
"Deluge of the real" was a durational performance that took place over the twelve "daylight" hours of President's Day, 2017. It consisted of twelve consecutive hours of publicly screened documentary footage, all of which analyzed the nuances of technology, ignorance and psychology in global politics. This "occupation of president's day" was curated in an attempt to chart the erosions of “truth” and “trust” in politics that led to Trump’s election. Best of all: they offered a window into how Donald Trump makes sense.
The event doubled as a fundraiser for the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and was produced in conjunction with 100daysaction.