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Souvenir Maker: Designed in America, Conceptualised in India, Made in China, Sponsored by Korea, Yes we are conditioned to think under flag…
2005 (China version)
Barbed wire making machine, gold-plated barbed wire, national anthems of 40 countries, glass jars
Variable dimensions (site-specific)

The viewer activates the machine with a switch.
When idle, national anthems from 40 countries play in a loop.
Once switched on, the machine drowns out the anthems with industrial noise—running for 30 seconds at a time.

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Souvenir Maker: Designed in America, Conceptualised in India, Made in China, Sponsored by Korea, Yes we are conditioned to think under flag…
2005 (China version)
Barbed wire making machine, gold-plated barbed wire, national anthems of 40 countries, glass jars
Variable dimensions (site-specific)

The viewer activates the machine with a switch.
When idle, national anthems from 40 countries play in a loop.
Once switched on, the machine drowns out the anthems with industrial noise—running for 30 seconds at a time.