Wash , performance and objects (Flag series), 2004
Emilio Santisteban
Contemporary performance artist
Several people spilled their blood on American flags, creating stains in the shapes of dozens of territories militarily attacked by the United States of America since the 19th century. The act was replicated clandestinely in the city of Detroit (USA).
On the other hand, T-shirts printed with images of the Wash The Flag collective (Washington DC, 1991 - 2003) and the US flag are stained with human blood to form the profiles of said territories.
The action and the t-shirts make visible the moral stains to which the actions of the aforementioned American collective refer, called " Wash The Flag" and consisting of washing American flags every Flag Day (June 14) in front of the Capitol in Washington DC, in allusion to the warmongering of the United States.
Several people shed their blood on American flags, producing stains in the shapes of dozens of territories militarily attacked by the United States of America since the 19th century. The action was replicated, clandestinely, in the city of Detroit (USA).
On the other hand, T-shirts printed with images of the Wash The Flag collective (Washington DC, 1991 - 2003) and the US flag are stained with human blood to form the profiles of these territories.
The action and the T-shirts make visible the moral stains referred to in the actions of the aforementioned US collective, known as 'Wash The Flag' and consisting of washing US flags every Flag Day (14 June) in front of the Capitol in Washington DC, in allusion to US warmongering.
数人将鲜血洒在美國國旗上，形成數十個自19世紀以來遭美國軍事攻擊的地區形狀的血跡。此行動在底特律市（美國）秘密重演。
另一方面，印有“洗旗集体”（华盛顿特区,1991年至200 3年）图像和美国国旗的T恤，被人类血液染成这些领土的轮廓。
该行动及T恤显现了上述美国集体“洗旗行动”所指的道德污渍。该集体以每年6月14
