Short Films & Lecture: Chicago's Unique Nuclear Legacy

Film Screening: Chicago Architecture Biennial - Chicago's Unique Nuclear Legacy

As part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the French filmmaker and visual artist Theodora Barat will present three of her documentary shorts:

-Or anything at all except the dark pavement
-Pay Less
-Off Power

Barat will then be joined in conversation by Amy Beste, Director of Public Programs and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Film, Video, New Media, & Animation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

After the program, enjoy the reception, a complimentary glass of French wine, and the opportunity to speak with the artist.

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Théodora is currently working on Superform, a project that explores the sculptural and commemorative manifestations of the December Protected content reaction in Chicago Pile-1—a nuclear reactor located in the basement of the University of Chicago—through photography, sculpture, and film.

"I will examine Chicago’s unique nuclear legacy. I will confront the peak of American power and its utopian representations, resonating with the city’s modernist architecture. The aim will be to question their resurgence in our present."