Terror Element by Anna Engelhardt & Mark Cinkevich in the exhibition, Really? Art and Knowledge in Time of Crisis (2024) at Framer Framed, Amsterdam. Photo: © Maarten Nauw / Framer Framed Podcast: Terror Element with Anna Engelhardt & Mark Cinkevich
In this new episode of the Framer Framed podcast, we are featuring a recorded lecture from the symposium Synthetic Vision/Images of Power with Anna Engelhardt and Mark Cinkevich. The symposium featured talks by scholars and artists on the various transformations induced by Artificial Intelligence within the interplay of power, knowledge and images.
Anna Engelhardt and Mark Cinkevich discuss their work Terror Element, a hybrid documentary that examines the fallibility of truth through the lens of forensic science and investigative methods. The work was commissioned by Framer Framed with the support of the Netherlands Film Fund and Creative Industries Fund NL as part of the collaborative project Immerse/Interact.
Terror Element explores the complexities of forensic science and the concept of truth, examining the blurred lines between reality and fiction in the portrayal of events. Through a combination of CGI and archival footage, the documentary follows Nina, a forensic expert, as she confronts the unsettling truths behind a series of 1999 explosions in Russia. The film challenges the audience to question the reliability of forensic evidence and the narratives constructed around it, making it a thought-provoking exploration of power, truth, and the role of technology in contemporary society.
Terror Element is part of the exhibition Really? Art and Knowledge in Time of Crisis, which is open until 29 September 2024 at Framer Framed.
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Terror Element (2024) by Anna Engelhardt and Mark Cinkevich has been commissioned by Framer Framed with the support of the Nederlands Filmfonds and Stimuleringsfonds voor Creatieve Industrie as part of the collaborative projectImmerse/Interact.
Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.
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Exhibitions
Exhibition: Really? Art and Knowledge in Time of Crisis
Exhibition about the commodification of knowledge and ignorance, curated by Mi You and David Garcia
Agenda
Synthetic Vision/Images of Power: Truth, Evidence, Labour & Knowledge in the Age of AI
Two-day conference about AI and imaging
Network
Mark Cinkevich
Artist
