Drones in Waziristan, 2015 - 2018
Synthetic carpet
6' 7" W X 7' 6" L
This piece was inspired by Afghani rug weavers who in the 1990s began weaving war motifs in their carpets because the country had been at war for such a long time. During the time of
making this work, rug weavers have begun weaving drones into their rugs.
It is composed of all the dates of drone attacks that took place in Waziristan from the first drone to the last. I began the work in 2015 and every time I would exhibit the work I would add dates of
new attacks to the piece. The last attack was on December 26, 2017.
Photo Credit: Arlene Rush