Curators

Expanded Media Lab

Artists Exhibiting:

Jeremy Ripley
Tra Bouscaren

About the Thematic Pavillion

Doom Pop is a visceral installation by Tra Bouscaren and Jeremy Ripley, that transforms commercial spectacle into a meditation on mortality. Suspended billboards form a tornado sculpture, encircled by body bags, also made from billboard material – symbols of consumption’s human toll. Giant American flags crafted from accident lawyer ads line the walls, recasting corporate imagery as monuments to disaster. The work critiques the seductive language of pop culture and its entanglement with violence, inviting viewers into a storm of reconfigured media. Doom Pop confronts the business of death, turning familiar slogans into haunting reminders of what society chooses to ignore.

Please note that due to the historical layout of the Birgu Old Armoury building, we are unable to accommodate access to persons with limited mobility.