Notes

Around the time I was invited to participate in the working-party/publication “Die Welt Anotado” there was a lot happening nation and worldwide regarding “the news”. For example the first World Cup celebrated in Africa had recently finished, where the English soccer team’s performance turned out to be a failure, meanwhile 4.9 million barrels of oil were leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.

“Static Kill” The end of common decency, is a work consisting of 103 drawings which represent one of the largest accidental petroleum spill into marine waters in history.

The series comprehend the period in which the oil gushed from the Macondo well into the Gulf of Mexico, from April 22 through August 2, 2010. When it was allegedly sealed. Each drawing corresponds to one day.

Static Kill is the method used by British Petroleum (BP) to control the oil flow, this procedure worked by pumping heavy mud and cement through the blow-out preventer and into the well.

The drawings are depictions from animated graphics taken out the New York Times online, which describe how the oil dispersed. Based on estimates, wind and ocean current forecasts, satellite imagery, aerial photography, and surveys.

During the process of gathering information for this project I encountered myself with the discography of the American rock band “The Eels” which is characterized for their tormented lyrics and a bittersweet sound. The end of common decency is a term used by “E” leader of the band to describe its 8th album entitled End Times, which is part of a concept trilogy. The three albums explore themes of desire, loss, and redemption. End Times is concerned with what comes next: what happens when it ends.

This proposal is an attempt to study formally the displacement of the stain and to imbue abstraction with content. Evidently this environmental disaster has political, economical, and moral implications that exceed my own judgment. However my major concern is focused in terms of observation. Suggesting inability in the act of commentary.