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MEDIA ROOTS- Mark Dotzler is an American born sculpture artist who has exhibited with professors from Washington University’s Sam Fox School of Art and has site-specific artwork in the The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Although Mark had known for years that the events of 9/11 weren’t properly investigated by the US government or corporate controlled media, he only turned his creative attention to 9/11 after becoming increasingly concerned about the level of self-censorship and blanket demonization of those simply asking questions.
Prior to 9/11, Mark Dotzler spent years learning about the properties and technical behavior of metals while working in high-end custom metal fabrication under a master-craftsman. Coming from such a deep understanding of the characteristics of metal, he had problems reconciling the government’s narrative on the three WTC towers’ destruction. Dotzler’s 9/11 artwork reflects the discrepancies between his findings and the government’s official explanation.
Image: http://www.markdotzler.com/Hi-Res2/the_split.jpg
“The Split“, mixed media, 2010
The Split is a simple yet effective piece that addresses the collapse of WTC Building 7, a building that fell into its own footprint yet was not struck by a plane at 5:20 that day. According to Mark, “The Split” chiefly refers to the split in the seam of reality that occurred on 9/11. Note: the blue iPod screen with the “2″ is running a countdown timer program.
Image: http://www.markdotzler.com/Hi-Res2/eleven.jpg
“ll”, mixed media, 2011
Mark created the piece “ll” for the historic Toronto Hearings, a series of international, independent hearings on the events of September 11. “ll” is a minimal representation of the twin towers using 6′ high stacks of documents. The piles of paperwork represent the voluminous amount of hard evidence that has been collected by highly accredited scientists and researchers from around the world that directly contradict the official government narrative of the attacks. The document stacks resemble the number “11″ as well as the twin towers, symbolizing the Toronto “Eleven” Hearings.
Learn more about Mark Dotzler and see more of his artwork at http://www.markdotzler.com, find out more about the Toronto Hearings at http://torontohearings.org/
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Thanks for leading us to your good art, Public. The Document Towers were a grand idea. I do wish the slideshow would have described which tech objects we are seeing in the pieces. My favorite is the one with what seems to be a metal bead chain wrapped around a shaft at the center, and the grey and red threads/strings, knotted over it.
Looks like a Native American ceremonial object on display.
Here is the link to the washingtonsblog piece on many officials asking for a new 9/11 investigation. Lots of links within it, too. And a pretty good comment thread, just enough cynicism. ;o) And a video I haven’t looked at.
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/09/the-co-chair-of-the-congressional-inquiry-into-911-and-former-head-of-the-senate-intelligence-committee-calls-for-a-new-911-investigation.html
Oh, and Rec’d. ;o)
Wendy……try this gallery: http://gallery.me.com/markdotzler#100126
And here’s some brief explanations on the work: http://www.markdotzler.com/Mark_Dotzler/more_information.html
There is a Native American thing going on there (with maybe a slight touch of Asian influence from my time living in the Orient).
Here’s some other ways The Document Towers were used: http://www.markdotzler.com/Mark_Dotzler/Toronto_Hearings_Artwork.html
Thanks for that link and the Rec’d.
‘Wired’! That’s the one; now you say it, it does look Oriental, but then NA’s have kinship with Far Easterners…you can see it in our Ute daughter.
(Big fan of Spencer Wells,here, lol!)
Oops; didn’t check the Document Towers link before I opened the reply box. Anyhoo, good stuff, and congratulations on your awards, Mark.
I emailed the tech wizard I mentioned, but he hadn’t had time to look at your link yet.