Unmmaned Aircraft Systems and Digital Arts

  • John Butler, UK, electronic artist and animator, half of the Butler Brothers team
    • “The Ethical Governor”, 2010 (08:00 video)
      • a satirical look at the ethics of drone trainings and operations standards that are intended to minimize non-target impacts while maximizing intended target-oriented actions.
      • http://www.john-butler.co.uk/eth.html
      • Full 8 minute version on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/82950433
    • Unmanned Short Playthrough”, August 2012 (05:38 video),
      • Computer animation of the life of a drone pilot presented as if the viewer is engaged in a choose-your-own-adventure style narrative.
  • Hito Steyerl, “How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .mov File”, digital art piece held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City
    • http://www.moma.org/collection/works/181784?locale=en
    • http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2014/06/18/hito-steyerls-how-not-to-be-seen-a-fucking-didactic-educational-mov-file
  • Trevor Paglin, UC Berkeley (http://www.paglen.com/)
    • Power & Perspective, 2015 video
      • Reaper in the Sun, 2013
      • http://www.art21.org/videos/short-trevor-paglen-power-perspective