Abstract

The English county of Lincolnshire has long been an experimental laboratory for new kinds of aerial warfare. Today it is home to the drone pilot, to the forces that remotely operate a fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, located in Afghanistan, from a quiet village location. Taking an essayistic form, this film chronicles a different experiment: a flight over the Lincolnshire landscape conducted by following an aerial chart of ‘enemy’ territory. By hijacking the county’s visual
culture, AIRMINDED aims to seize upon a new electronic space in which the distinction between ‘here’ and ‘there’ is dissolved. Running time: 18’30”. Narrators: Maria Richmond, Zakir Pir, and Shayla Motley. Produced by: The Society for Ontofabulatory Research.