The Spectacle of the Tragedy
Merkel's Style — The Blazer
Carla Bruni — Handbag Collection
The German French Affair
Rutte Laughs
The Girls of Berlusconi
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Bild, July 18 2012, Germany
The Spectacle of the Tragedy is a website about the European Show and its leading actors.
The Spectacle of the Tragedy tells a visual story about the politicians navigating the euro crisis. It shows us what is happening behind their political smiles and gives us an insight into their irresponsible behaviour. The euro was devised to bind countries, but today it seems rather to divide them. Strong countries do not want to pay for weaker countries in the south. Our European leaders seek to secure an economically and politically unified system. To them, this seems the best way to create European trust and keep the economic engines running. However, the current political elite fails to involve citizens in its unclear system or to realise the kind of fire it is playing with.
I collected and repurposed images taken from fragmented and fleeting news articles about the financial crisis to create a database that presents itself to the public as a website. This website is a compilation of information about The European Show and its leading actors; at the same time, it tells the story of the unmistakable destruction of the euro as a result of obscure financial operations and human failure.
The Spectacle of the Tragedy is the graduation project of my study at the Sandberg Instituut Amsterdam, Master Design Department.
www.thespectacleofthetragedy.eu