ARTISTIC MATERIALS AND VISUAL PRACTICES
DEATH BY RESCUE – 18.4.2015
VIDEO: https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/death-by-rescue-the-lethal-effects-of-non-assistance-at-sea
The Death By Rescue report and video by Forensic Oceanographic Team explores the question of how migrations policies contributed to the death toll. The reconstructions provided in the report are based on numerous sources: survivors’ testimonies, distress signal data, Search and Rescue (SAR) reports provided by Frontex, Automatic Information System (AIS) vessel tracking data, judicial documents, and photographs taken during the events by rescue teams. Such a range of sources demands expertise from a variety of disciplines, and collaboration with experts in the relevant fields of geographic information science, vessel tracking technologies, image forensics, oceanography, statistical analysis, EU policy, international law and migration studies.