hunt for the unabomber
by Ola Pehrson
Artist
Ola Pehrson
(Sverige, 1964 - 2006)
Date2005
MediumMultimedia installation - 187 sculptures in varied material and size, drawings and prints on paper, 23" TV, DVD player, digital video
DimensionsVarierande mått
32:15 min
ClassificationInstallations, Moving Images
Credit LinePurchase 2006
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2006/5
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkInfusing his work with humour, Ola Pehrson explored how we are affected by global structures such as the mass media, the internet and the stock exchange. This work focuses on one of the most sensational cases in US legal history: the Una Bomber (University and Airport Bomber), Theodore Kaczynski, who wrought revenge on the modern technological society by distributing letter bombs full of scrap metal, injuring a large number of people from the 1970s up until the mid-1990s. The installation incorporates a film about the Una bomber. Despite its documentary style, the viewer soon realises that the "genuine" footage is mixed with other material. Some of the props from the film also feature in the installation.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Osignerad Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Modernautställningen (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Modernautställningen: 18 feb - 7 maj 2006
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Osignerad Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Modernautställningen (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Modernautställningen: 18 feb - 7 maj 2006