Jad Sawaya·May 21, 2018Spoof manipulationSpoof zine I designed in collaboration with Dina Bukva, mimicking the dramatisation of events used by many tabloids and newspapers around…
Jad Sawaya·May 21, 2018Censorship as an additional layerRodchenko’s resisted to the censorship by adding an additional layer of information (black paint in this case). It technically still…
Jad Sawaya·May 21, 2018Image protestThe more I researched on the image degradation subject, the more I grew a doubt on true image authenticity and the purpose of the visual in…
Jad Sawaya·Mar 7, 2018Free The PixelsCensored pixels can tell a story of their own. Without the movie as a layer underneath, they can express censorship and movement. This is…
Jad Sawaya·Mar 7, 2018Movies posters that denounce CensorshipAn experiment to see if movie posters in cinemas, for example, can be truthful about the content movie goers will see.
Jad Sawaya·Mar 7, 2018Censorship = Destruction“The poor image is no longer about the real thing — the originary original. Instead, it is about swarm circulation, digital dispersion…
Jad Sawaya·Mar 7, 2018Pixelate to protestI designed an app to show how pixelating images can serve as a tool to protest censorship. The app uses the phone’s camera to pixelate…
Jad Sawaya·Mar 7, 2018Censorship is binaryI was always intrested in censorship practices around the world and in my home country Lebanon. I think a major misconception, is that…
Jad Sawaya·May 1, 2017The sketchier (format) the betterWith the rise of mobile connectivity, every citizen is in a way a news reporter. It has become increasingly normal to use amateur footage…
Jad Sawaya·May 1, 2017Image authenticityThe casual reader online is now, more than ever, aware of ‘reputable’ sources that make news content more credible.
