Selected CIA Aircraft Routes and Rendition Flights 2001-2006
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Uncovering tracks
A billboard I designed was up on display in Los Angeles. It’s part of a series of public art installations about the war (2006)
Trevor Paglen is an artist, geographer and writer whose work investigates unknown aspects of American military and CIA operations. As Paglen’s work focuses on asking difficult questions about top secret issues, his work is driven by the idea that asking the question can be as important as getting the answer.
His project CIA Rendition Flights 2001-2006 is composed of flight data that he uncovered through a long and diverse process of investigation, which was then mapped in collaboration with designer and activist John Emerson, giving an impression of the movements of aircraft owned or operated by known CIA front companies.