James Bridle

"The Iraq War: A History of Wikipedia Changelogs" (2010) is a twelve-volume set of all changes to the Wikipedia article on the Iraq War.

The twelve volumes cover a five year period from December 2004 to November 2009, a total of 12,000 changes and almost 7,000 pages.

The set is part of a project exploring history and historiography facilitated by the internet, and visualising information, opinion, narrative and discussion.

About the artist:

James Bridle
(UK) is an artist, writer, journalist, and publisher from London, UK. His writing on literature, culture and technology has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wired, Domus, Cabinet, the Atlantic, the New Statesman, the Observer and many others, in print and online. He makes artworks and installations which have been commissioned and exhibited worldwide and on the internet. He regularly speaks at universities, conferences and other events. His formulation of the New Aesthetic research project spurred debate and creative work across multiple disciplines.

James has received an Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2013 and an Excellence Award from the Japan Media Arts Festival 2014. He has been shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize 2014 and won the Design Museum Graphics Design of the Year 2014.