‘Images of an event taken from a series of newspapers. A boy standing at a window with blood on his hands. At first we see the images in full, as printed in several different national newspapers. Later the camera moves in closer, revealing variances in the grain and colour of individual print techniques. Finally, close-up images flicker on screen, as abstract detail. ‘The Gloating’ seems to implicate everyone in its terrible event. The mindless convention of its reproduction makes me wonder, who is gloating? Are we supposed to think it is the Palestinians, the press or the readers?’

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‘Images of an event taken from a series of newspapers. A boy standing at a window with blood on his hands. At first we see the images in full, as printed in several different national newspapers. Later the camera moves in closer, revealing variances in the grain and colour of individual print techniques. Finally, close-up images flicker on screen, as abstract detail. ‘The Gloating’ seems to implicate everyone in its terrible event. The mindless convention of its reproduction makes me wonder, who is gloating? Are we supposed to think it is the Palestinians, the press or the readers?’