Lukas Birk is an Austrian artist currently based in Beijing, and at the most recent PechaKucha Night in Bejing (Vol. 48), he talked about his “Kafkanistan” project. From PKN Beijing organizer Alessandra Henderson:
On February 28th at Vol. 48 Pecha Kucha Beijing, Lukas Birk presented to the crowd his project “Kafkanistan.” Over the course of three years, artist Lukas Birk and anthropologist Sean Foley traveled to Afghanistan as tourists in one of the most publicized war torn areas. In Birk’s words: “… it all started with an email sent to me by anthropologist Sean Foley asking if I wanted to join him exploring the world of tourism in conflict zones around Pakistan and Afghanistan. Our first 4 week trip turned into a three year project resulting in a book, three films, and a multimedia exhibition.”
You can find out more about the project here. Below, a few images from the presentation.
