WikiLeaks Fundraiser13 December 2011 - 21 Januari 2012

WikiLeaks Fundraiser
Metahaven

In MOTI's glass gallery, the Dutch design studio Metahaven has created a mechandising project for the whistleblower web site WikiLeaks. The installation consists of t-shirts, mugs and scarves. The exhibited products will be auctioned by WikiLeaks via eBay during the exhibition. Afterwards, the products will be sent to their new owners. Since July 2010, Metahaven has been working on various projects around WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks rose to worldwide fame when in Summer 2010 it revealed the so-called "Collateral Murder" video, which documents a U.S. attack helicopter engaging in a lethal assault on civilians and journalists in Iraq. Since, the site revealed, among others, hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables. Because of a financial embargo by VISA, MasterCard and PayPal, WikiLeaks for over a year has been unable to receive donations via its regular channels.

Metahaven exhibited the products in this installation earlier at the Gwangju Design Biennale 2011, held in Gwangju, Korea-under the title Transparent Camouflage. Photography: Meinke Klein.