The “Shell Shocked Veteran” trope often manifests itself in forms that are as absurd as they are dramatic. The fact that John Rambo is continually sent into action despite his obvious and acute PTSD is a central plot element to the Rambo saga and also the prime target of critique for this video sculpture. Nevertheless, this sculpture serves as a simultaneous criticism and embrace of the “Rambo Brand”. It is created, in one part, as an act of admiration for the survivalist sympathies of the films sampled, but in another part, as a pacifist’s expression of disgust for the exploitation of war trauma.







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