Dimensions (height x width) — 90 x 100cm
The name ‘Surgical Strike’ is borrowed directly from political rhetoric and is used to describe an air strike which has only hit its intended target with no collateral damage. In this drawing all of the destructive force from the explosion is focussed in on the precise vanishing point of the drawing, hinting at the apparent accuracy of these strikes, but at the same time questioning exactly how ‘surgical’ you can be with a missile.
Copyright Arts & Business 2008