Virtual Jihadi: MCA Chicago Reinstallation

Year: 2024

Client: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Wafaa Bilal Studio

Technology: Python, legacy game compatibility, archival media preparation, installation media playback

Description

Technical adaptation of Wafaa Bilal’s modified game artwork for its presentation in Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me at MCA Chicago.

The work focused on keeping a politically and technically fragile 2008 game-based piece installable on contemporary exhibition hardware, preparing the executable and media environment, and supporting museum presentation alongside Bilal’s broader survey.