Christian Liljedahl

Fishing Rods and Fire Baskets

Fire baskets made for the orchestra fleet of the Submarine Ballet of 2009 with Live Art Installations in Copenhagen Harbour. Made in 2009 and hung at the side of the ship for 10 years, bringing light in the night and mental and physical heat. The giant fishing rods are part

Controlled Aggression 2008

I am smashing up an apartment as people press buttons. The very first project I did with Halfmachine / illutron. A mockup of a small apartment. Me, sitting in the sofa. Passive. A control panel for the audience, with buttons labelled things like * TV * Kitchen * Sofa * TablePush a button - And

Waterboarding in Valby

Demonstrating water boarding torture to people passing by to protest the US atrocities in Guantanamo. Done in a fun an kids friendly way, but with a pretty grim agenda underneath. There is nothing more effective than to have people laughing while they think about a serious subject. It is so

Interactive Argument

A verbal fight between a man and a woman, controlled by push buttons. 10 phrases and for each phrase, the "tone" can be selected. Angry, neutral or flirty.

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