Installation view of Mosquito Box, 2003
by Oliver Kunkel
Shattered vitrine, photograph mounted to di-bond, and video documentation

A scientific looking glass box, containing HIV-infected mosquitoes is smashed at an art festival in Slovenia. The exhibition and surrounding area is evacuated, and the fear of infection among the local population is alarming.

The video Mosquito Box, is the documentation of this episode which took place in Slovenia in 2003.