The Walls Have Eyes: Buildings Reveal the Conflict They Witness (+Video)
Eyal Weizman is pioneering the art and science of "forensic architecture", to reveal the true extent of state-sponsored violence
Clare Wilson | May 4, 2016
I look at conflict from a spatial perspective. My colleagues and I analyse the ruins of buildings or terrain to reconstruct what has taken place. We are like pathologists. Forensic Architecture is also the name of a research agency that I established in 2010. We investigate urban conflict and state-perpetrated violence. Increasingly, we also respond to commissions from international prosecutors, human rights groups and others.
Why is there a need for this?
It has become important because most wars are now taking place in cities, most civilians die in buildings and therefore buildings become evidence.
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| "Data-driven, participatory fact mapping for conflict monitoring, citizen journalism, and human rights research." Source: http://www.forensic-architecture.org/ |
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| "Data-Driven, Particaptory Fact Mapping for Investigative Journalism." Source: http://pattrn.co/ |
<more at https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23030720-400-the-walls-have-eyes-buildings-reveal-the-conflict-they-witness/; related articles and links: http://www.forensic-architecture.org/ (Forensic Architecture website) and http://pattrn.co/ (Pattrn: data-driven, participatory fact mapping for human rights)>
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