Asynchronous I – X, 2013 – 2125

ASYNCHRONOUS I – X

Some episodes in the history of nuclear technology, from the Cold War to the Internet Age. Each section is based on an event or non-event that sheds light on historical and technical developments, as well as on political and social conditions. One thing that they all have in common, is that irrational factors played a key role in how events unfolded. – Some episodes are driven by fear of communism or political misjudgements, others by bad luck or incompetence. For some sections, automated cameras were in use. Others deal with existing material produced for education and/or promotion of nuclear technology and its ideology. The different approaches and presentation modes in each section aim to reinterpret, or rather "de-interpret" the original didactic materials, photographs and displays used for information and promotion of the technology.


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Episoden zur Geschichte der Nukleartechnologie vom kalten Krieg bis ins internet-Zeitalter. Jede Episode behandelt ein konkretes Ereignis oder Nicht-Ereignis, welches für das Verständnis der historischen und technischen Entwicklung sowie des politischen-gesellschaftlichen Umfelds nach dem 2.Weltkrieg wichtig scheint. Besonders untersucht die Arbeit die Vorstellungen und Bilder, die jeweils zur Vermittlung der Technik und ihrer Ideologie dienen. Die eingesetzten Verfahren behandeln dabei auch die Fotografie selbst, ihre Möglichkeiten und Grenzen.