Based on edited transcripts of the 1961 Trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem and the writings of Hannah Arendt, an abstracted trial scene stages six characters: Accused, Defense, Judge, Prosecution, Reporter, Audience. Each character within the scene is embodied by the same performer. The reconstructed, abstracted scene examines complicated questions of truth and justice as they travel across time within an individual and become history. The installation places 6 monitors— one for each character— around the viewers, situating them within the scene.

performer: Wu Ingrid Tsang
director of photography: Ashley Hunt
assistant director of photography: Harold Batista
production assistants: Feliz Solomon and Harold Batista
assistant editor: Michael De Angelis
sound editor: Lidia Tamplenizza
sound mixer: Alexa Zimmerman
performance support: Justin Perkins
crew: Jane Anderson, Lily Benson, Cynthia Chris, Cassandra Xin Guan
location: Industry City, Sunset Park, Brooklyn
research: The Jewish Museum, New York, www.nizkor.org

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