Exhibition and Talks | The Remote Controlled Terroist Coffin (RCTC) , Project Space RMIT

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Remote-Controlled Terrorist Coffin | Adam Kalkin [USA] in collaboration with Aaron Ray-Crichton [USA], Curated by Grace McQuilten [AUS]

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The Remote Controlled Terroist Coffin (RCTC) is a magic box that houses the violent potential of design. The RCTC is a model for a full-service terrorist operation, activated from an unspecified location by an unknown operator. It contains both conventional and unconventional weapons to provide a full-range of disruptive options. The RCTC includes a spy drone, surface to air missiles, a large bore mortar cannon, truth gas dispersion unit, attack helicopter squadron, cyber coercion technology and an innovative bio-pestilence feature. Remote Controlled Terrorist Coffin is something between a toy model of a fictional building and a fully functioning DIY air force.

Venue: Project Space / Spare Room
Opening - Thursday 26 February 5-7pm
Exhibition Dates - Monday 16 February - Thursday 26 March 2021
Weblink - http://schoolofartgalleries.dsc.rmit.edu.au/PSSR/exhibitions/2015/terrorist-coffin.html

Public Program

DRONES: THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT
Moderators: Andrew Tetzlaff and Grace McQuilten
Speakers: Arthur Holland Michel and Simon Watkins
Tuesday 17 February 6pm
RMIT Design Hub – Lecture Theatre, Lvl 3, Bld 100, Cnr Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton

DESIGNING FOR WAR
Moderator: Paul Carter
Speakers: Dr James Parker, Associate Professor Martin Leary, Anoma Pieros and Dr Arun Vijayan
Tuesday 24 February 6pm
Design Hub, Rooftop Pavillion 1, Bld 100, Cnr Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton

THE STORY OF TERROR
Skype Conversation with Anne-Azza Aly
Tuesday 3 March, 12.30pm
Design Hub, Rooftop Pavillion 1, Bld 100, Cnr Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton

ARTIST TALK
Skype Conversation with Adam Kalkin and Grace McQuilten
Thursday 5 March, 12.30pm
RMIT Project Space / Spare Room Gallery, Bld 94, Lvl 2, Rm 1, 23-27 Cardigan Street Carlton

THE ETHICS OF DESIGN
Co-presented by Assemble Papers
Moderators: Eugenia Lim and Rachel Elliot-Jones
Thursday 12 March 6pm
Design Hub - Lecture Theatre, Lvl 3, Bld 100, Cnr Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton

ART AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE AGE OF TERROR
Co-presented by Discipline Art Journal
Speakers: Justin Clemens, Sary Zananiri and Nur Shkembi
Wednesday 18 March, 6.30pm
Design Hub - Lecture Theatre, Bld 100, Cnr Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton

GAMES AND WAR
Moderators: Kate Rhodes
Speakers: Associate Professor Steffen Walz, Dr Stefan Greuter and Dan Golding
Tuesday 24 March, 6pm
Design Hub - Lecture Theatre, Level 3, Bld 100, Cnr Victoria and Swanston Streets, Carlton

DADA, WAR, ANARCHY
Speakers: Joe Pascoe and Dr Anthony White
Thursday 26 March, 12.30pm
RMIT Project Space / Spare Room Gallery, Bld 94, Lvl 2, Rm 1, 23-27 Cardigan Street Carlton

For more information on each event please visit http://schoolofartgalleries.dsc.rmit.edu.au/PSSR/exhibitions/2015/terrorist-coffin.html#PublicProgram