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NAME: GER GUANTANAMO 20060304I TAPE: EF06/0194 IN_TIME: 11:22:14:14 DURATION: 00:02:50:23 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Berlin, 3 March 2006 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: 1. Wide shot of artists, Christoph Wachter (right) and Mathias Jud (left), at the computer in their studio 2. Close up of computer screen with Wachter from the back 3. Wide shot of Wachter and Jud at the monitor 4. Close up of Wachter 5. Close up of Wachter operating the joystick 6. Computer graphic of Guantanamo gate 7. Wide shot of Wachter and Jud at computer 8. Computer graphic of Guantanamo gate, moves into the camp 9. Close up of computer screen with 3-dimensional tour running 10. SOUNDBITE: (German) Christoph Wachter, artist: "From 2002 when it was created, Guantanamo has been a symbol of the forbidden military zones and military action. In a way, Guantanamo found us rather than the other way around." 12. Pan from computer screen to Wachter's face 11. SOUNDBITE: (German) Christoph Wachter, artist: "I find it interesting that as an observer one can choose to use this 3-dimensional walk through situation from different angles. One can observe it from the position of prisoner, guard or completely neutral. What is exciting is playing with the perception." 12. Various of screen with project platform site 13. Wachter and Jud sitting at the computer working 14. Close up of Wachter's hand on the computer mouse 15. Wide shot of Wachter and Jud at the computer 15. SOUNDBITE: (German) Mathias Jud, artist: "This is the first step (researching the internet for photos and information) to get an idea of the situation. There are no plans, no high resolution satellite images and one can only reconstruct this world based on the photos one finds around." 16. Close up of computer screen with graphics 17. Computer graphic, walk through the cells STORYLINE: Two Swiss artists based in Berlin have created an internet art installation which provides users a virtual tour of the isolated US military prison in Guantanamo Bay. Christoph Wachter and Mathias Jud collect publicly accessible information about forbidden areas of the world in order to recreate them in 3-dimensional software. Their research, which began in the year 2000, is presented on their website (www.zone-interdite.net) where another main attraction is a virtual tour of an Islamic militant training camp in Sudan. Relying only on information available in the public domain, Wachter and Jud do not assert to have created exact copies of the camps. "This is the first step to get an idea of the situation," said Jud. Clicking on each of the locations leads users to a description with photos from the media and links to further internet sites. Wachter said Guantanamo has become a symbol of forbidden military zones and military action around the world. The site is based on 1200 items collected so far, with the authors inviting users to contribute further information to the ongoing project. The US base in eastern Cuba is said to hold about 490 prisoners. It has become the focus of international criticism in part because of the shroud of secrecy by the US government. Keyword-art