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Kate Shannon Captain William Sterling Parsons

  On view from April 5 to April 18, 2014

I have been exploring photographic and video footage from World War II, particularly in relation to nuclear weapons. This figure is Captain William Sterling Parsons, the weaponeer on the Enola Gay.  In this piece, I have isolated Captain Parsons from his background and caused him to silently stare back at the viewer in an endless loop.

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