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Experimentations: Imag(in)ing Knowledge in Film
Sep
14
2024
Oct
12
2024
Feb
1
2025

From its invention, the motion picture camera was understood as a technology for “objective” observation. Just as researchers enthusiastically adopted cinematic techniques such as time lapse, fast and slow motion, and microscopic photography to capture everything from plant growth to medical procedures, artists have been equally fascinated by film’s ability to record phenomena that the human eye cannot normally see. Experimentations: Imag(in)ing Knowledge in Film examines how science, nature, and technology films shape our understanding of humans, nature, gender, knowledge, and progress. The multi-venue public screening series presents analog and digital time-based media incorporating diverse scientific and experimental film traditions from across the globe, including premieres of works never seen in the United States alongside better-known films screened in new contexts, repurposed scientific footage, and rarely -seen popular science and nature documentaries like Disney’s True-Life Adventures. Experimentations: Imag(in)ing Knowledge in Film investigates how the relationship between science and film enlivens both disciplines while challenging presumptions of objectivity in the photographic image.

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2220 Arts & Archive, Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles

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