Suicide Belts

Now collecting information on suicide belts in preparation for performance in Moscow on January 25, 2013.

This new iteration of Embodying the Rites will include a belt that I make from the following models, both of which are available for sale on the internet: http://www.inertproducts.com/suicide_vests_belts.

And here is a film prop that was used in the TV series Caprica, and is up for auction on eBay:

The fakes above are much cleaner looking than those found in news articles about actual suicide bombs, although images of “real” bombs are not necessarily working bombs either, at least not successful ones.  The ones that get photographed are those that fail to detonate or which are intercepted before detonation. Here is bomb vest that is alleged to have been worn by Rania, 15 year old Iraqi girl who police say intended to blow up a school. It could very well have been lethal. We don’t know.

Iraqi police released this image of what seems to be a suicide vest and which they claim was worn by Rania in a suicide attempt. Her story conflicts with the official story.