Subtleties of Indoctrination

2021, high resolution screen, video, antique metal toy gun, wood, 14 X 16.5 in.

“Subtleties of Indoctrination,” 2021, by Keith Francis. This installation consists of an antique metal toy gun—the "Cosmic Ray Gun"—physically glued to a high-resolution LCD screen housed in a traditional gold frame. The screen plays a looped, black-and-white version of the 1953 cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½ Century. The work explores the juxtaposition of childhood nostalgia and the subtle ways violent narratives are introduced through popular media.
“Subtleties of Indoctrination,” 2021, by Keith Francis. This installation consists of an antique metal toy gun—the "Cosmic Ray Gun"—physically glued to a high-resolution LCD screen housed in a traditional gold frame. The screen plays a looped, black-and-white version of the 1953 cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½ Century. The work explores the juxtaposition of childhood nostalgia and the subtle ways violent narratives are introduced through popular media.
“Subtleties of Indoctrination,” 2021, by Keith Francis. This installation consists of an antique metal toy gun—the "Cosmic Ray Gun"—physically glued to a high-resolution LCD screen housed in a traditional gold frame. The screen plays a looped, black-and-white version of the 1953 cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½ Century. The work explores the juxtaposition of childhood nostalgia and the subtle ways violent narratives are introduced through popular media.

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