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<p>If you find yourself on the first floor of Atkinson Hall anytime before June 10, tread lightly. Visiting professor Carlos Trilnick has constructed an indoor art exhibit ‘mdash; called the Anti-Personnel Mines Project, part of the gallery@calit2 ‘mdash; to raise awareness about the malicious use of landmines to kill enemy soldiers instead of targeting vehicles. </p>
<p> To simulate a landmine, the interactive exhibit includes a series of sensors hidden beneath a bed of Astroturf. Each time someone steps on a sensor he or she detonates an explosion composed of sound effects and images including maps, statistics and phrases projected onto a wall. The sensitivity of each sensor varies from moment to moment so that the explosions remain as unpredictable as actual landmines. </p>
<p> Trilnick hopes the exhibit will promote dialogue and encourage countries including the U.S. to sign the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines.</p>
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<p><p>If you find yourself on the first floor of Atkinson Hall anytime before June 10, tread lightly. Visiting professor Carlos Trilnick has constructed an indoor art exhibit ‘mdash; called the Anti-Personnel Mines Project, part of the gallery@calit2 ‘mdash; to raise awareness about the malicious use of landmines to kill enemy soldiers instead of targeting vehicles. </p>
<p> To simulate a landmine, the interactive exhibit includes a series of sensors hidden beneath a bed of Astroturf. Each time someone steps on a sensor he or she detonates an explosion composed of sound effects and images including maps, statistics and phrases projected onto a wall. The sensitivity of each sensor varies from moment to moment so that the explosions remain as unpredictable as actual landmines. </p>
<p> Trilnick hopes the exhibit will promote dialogue and encourage countries including the U.S. to sign the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines.</p>
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