The euro was ever meant to bind countries, but it seems that it will
split countries. Strong countries do not want to pay for the weaker
countries in the South. Politicians keep taking steps towards an
economically and politically unified system. To them, this seems the
‘best’ way to create European trust and keep the economic engines
running. The current political elite fails to involve citizens into
their unclear system and does not realize what kind of fire they are
playing with. The Spectacle of the Tragedy shows a transparent and
visual story about the behavior of politicians who navigate the euro
crisis. By collecting fragmented online news media into a visual
narrative, an overview is created of the irresponsible behavior of our
leaders, mistakes, and about what’s happening behind the political
smiles. It is a compilation about the European Show and its leading
actors; at the same time it tells the story about the obvious
destruction of the euro by financial operations and human failure. By
repurposing the existing imagery a database is created that presents
itself to the public as website; a website in which the content is
based on the fragmented and temporary news articles about the
financial crisis. The Spectacle of the Tragedy is an analytical
response to the attitude of our leading actors and their current
system. The website questions and takes a critical view on the
European leaders and their actions.
