Work · 2003
antiwar2
antiwar2 is a 2003 Flash short delivered as antiwar2.swf.
Key facts
- Title
- antiwar2
- Year
- 2003
- Delivery format
- Macromedia Flash short, 550 × 400 pixels
- File
antiwar2.swf
Direct links
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Historical context
Contested political terms in spring 2003
Public advocates and critics used democracy, liberation and terror in sharply different ways during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Each term could describe an asserted goal, an experience, an accusation or a standard against which policy was judged.
Independent web animation worked well with compressed contrasts. A title could set up a dispute that unfolded over time.