In this performative lecture, artist Juan Arturo García presents his research project about a nuclear reactor in Colombia. Radioactivity, earthquakes, and applications like geochronology are used as props to explore the paradoxes of trying to visualise inaccessible phenomena. García’s translation, or poetics of displacement, taps into the present cultural, mystical, and political consequences of technological deployments in Latin America.

→ Explore more of the Sonic Acts Biennial 2024 programme at https://2024.sonicacts.com

CREDITS

Production: Sonic Acts
Camera: Engage! TV
Intro sound: Jessica Ekomane
Intro design: Knoth & Renner with Anja Kaiser
Recorded on 25 Feb 2024

Realised by Paradiso & Sonic Acts as part of New Perspectives for Action. A project by Re-Imagine Europe, co-funded by the European Union.