aman mojadidi
  • home
  • statement
  • cv/bio
  • site/context-specific
    • squatters
    • untitled table #1
    • what histories lay beneath our feet?
    • untitled bench #1
    • resolution
    • our memories are not related
  • photography
    • afghan by blood, redneck by the grace of god
    • jihadi gangster, a day in the life of...
  • mixed-media / installations / sculpture
    • conflict chic 1 & 2
    • 5 easy steps to paradise
    • love letters from home
    • burden
    • timeline: the making & breaking of...
    • 183
    • kandahar
    • conflict bling
    • le 9
    • embrace
    • self-titled #2
    • survival kit
    • barbie buddha
    • beehive
    • untitled diptych w/ pillow
  • video / audio / performance
    • afghan parliamentary campaign
    • static
    • payback
  • selected press
  • contact
A commentary on corruption and the abuse of power. Reverse bribes paid to Afghan motorists at a fake checkpoint, with an apology for bribes they may have been asked to pay by the ANP (Afghan National Police).


Payback

2009
video installation in 4 parts (looped): bazaar purchase (47:36), checkpoint preparation (23:59), checkpoint/wide-angle from petrol station (27:12), checkpoint/near camera hidden in tire pyre (44:00)
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Payback (EXCERPT)
checkpoint/near camera hidden in tire pyre (6:49)