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HGM, 1030 Vienna
Tanks are most commonly represented in our society as toys – both physically as well as digitally in video games. In reality, however, these steel monsters are designed for killing, not for recreation and fun. Despite this, machines like the German WWII-era »Tiger« tank are highly popular amongst military-enthusiasts and grandfathers point them out with enthusiasm to their grandkids. Austria’s official military museum, a »Wehrmachts-Opa« itself, reproduces this positive image of the tank within its »Panzerhalle«, as well as with its spectacular and sensational tank shows – a technique that deliberately obscures the murderous purpose of these machines.
The candyfication of the Tiger is designed to call attention to and challenge the insidious and cynical image of the tank as a toy.