In The Darkest Hour I Am By Your Side
by Duke Riley
Duke Riley’s three-channel video installation combines narrative and documentary filmmaking to portray an allegorical history implicating a duo of outlaw operatives responsible for a bed bug outbreak in Washington, DC.
The video revolves around a single sculptural element: a vintage 21 x 15 inch Samsonite suitcase, which has been retrofitted with an arrangement of scientific machinery and medical equipment used for drawing blood and breeding bed bugs. The suitcase’s breeding chamber, doubles as a diorama of a luxury hotel room within which the narrative is set. The room is located within the iconic former post office building on Pennsylvania Avenue, just blocks from the White House. The building is now one of the most potent symbols of the convergence of corporate and political power in the United States.
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