Remember when photos of Vladimir Putin riding horses shirtless was a thing?

I was sitting around with a group of friends and someone said, "There should totally be a game about that."

Putin's various publicity stunts push what a lot of politicians do to the next level: publishing a representation of the ideal world that is made possible by their benevolence. Seeing glorifying images and news stories about well-liked leaders juxtaposed with news about Obama defending the NSA and Putin attacking Ukraine is a mind-bending experience. I thought it would be great to push Putin's surreality even further, and create a world where you not only don't do anything wrong, but can't do anything wrong.

All you can do is eat delicious food, smile at the camera, and ride your pretty horsey through sunlit fields...

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This project was installed at So-so, The Spring 2015 Honors Studio Exhibition at The University of California, Berkeley.

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