Works set in or influenced by upon bases and facilities of the Royal Air Force
I made this gentle intervention at the RAF Waddington Air show in July 2011. Waddington is the home of 39 Squadron, whose pilots operate joint British and American drone flights in Afghanistan from Nevada. The remotely piloted aircraft (RPA’s or Reapers) are used for reconnaissance and can be equipped with missiles and laser-guided bombs for …
The fearsome Sitting Comfortably, a 1987 chair by Michael Sanders, is formed from razor wire, and is said to be a comment on the Greenham Common anti-nuclear protests. It was featured in the Subversive Design show at The Brighton Museum & Art Gallery 2013
An exhibition related to future archaeology by artists MICHAEL SANDERS [England] and WALTER COTTEN [Los Angeles, 1947–2008]. KRUGLAK GALLERY MiraCosta College, Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA. 4 March – 3 April 2008. The nuclear age and its lasting effects on the landscape fascinate me. I try to picture the world as a …
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On 2 October 2009 Michael Sanders performed ‘The Receiving End’ as part of the SEAS International Arts Festival in Skegness. An invited audience standing outside the fence at RAF Wainfleet Air Weapons Range watched ‘the nuclear tourist’ through viewing devices and telescopes as he carried out an on site inspection and set up his mobile …
RAF Holbeach is a bombing range on the Lincolnshire Wash that is used by British, American and European squadrons for training purposes. Protected in part by the military presence, the range has a curious atmosphere. Here, a team of civilian employees man the targets and look after the natural landscape. The targets themselves are a …
