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SUMMARY: the bomb
DESCRIPTION:   Join us in conversation as we step into the chilling world o
 f the bomb\, an immersive art installation by filmmaker Smriti Keshari and 
 writer Eric Schlosser. Combining archival footage\, animation\, and a power
 ful electronic score by The Acid\, this multimedia experience examines Amer
 ica’s—and humanity’s—dangerous entanglement with nuclear weapons. Inspired 
 by the claustrophobia of missile silos and command […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p> </p><p><span data-contrast="auto"><a href
 ="https://ahva.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2017/01/the-bomb
 -poster-print-adjusted_for-AHVA-website.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-l
 arge wp-image-35021" src="https://ahva.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/s
 ites/37/2017/01/the-bomb-poster-print-adjusted_for-AHVA-website-663x1024.jp
 g" alt="" width="620" height="958" /></a>Join us in conversation as we step
  into the chilling world of </span><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">the bom
 b</span></i></b><span data-contrast="auto">\, an immersive art installation
  by filmmaker </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Smriti Keshari</span></b
 ><span data-contrast="auto"> and writer </span><b><span data-contrast="auto
 ">Eric Schlosser</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">. Combining archival 
 footage\, animation\, and a powerful electronic score by The Acid\, this mu
 ltimedia experience examines America’s—and humanity’s—dangerous entanglemen
 t with nuclear weapons. Inspired by the claustrophobia of missile silos and
  command centers\, the exhibit envelopes audiences in a circular\, floor-to
 -ceiling bank of screens interspersed with exposed wiring and circuit board
 s. Described as “stunning…unique and dazzling” by </span><i><span data-cont
 rast="auto">Entertainment Weekly</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> and 
 “an abstract wonder” by </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">the New York O
 bserver</span></i><span data-contrast="auto">\, </span><i><span data-contra
 st="auto">the bomb</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> exposes the fragil
 ity and fallibility of the systems designed to manage these weapons\, invit
 ing reflection on their continued presence in our world. </span><span data-
 ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><strong>CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS</strong
 >: filmmaker Smriti Keshari and writer Eric Schlosser join in conversation 
 at the Chan Centre’s RBC Theatre Jan 16 at 6:30pm for a talk about <i><stro
 ng>the bomb</strong></i> exhibit. <a href="https://lindinitiative.ubc.ca/sp
 eakers/smriti-keshari-eric-schlosser/">Tickets available here</a>.</p><p><s
 trong>ART INSTALLATION:</strong>  <i><strong>the bomb </strong></i>exhibit 
 kicks off the 2025 Phil Lind Initiative series and can be visited any time 
 during opening hours of the AHVA gallery (12-4pm\, Tue-Fri) from January 7–
 30. You can also join in for the gallery exhibit opening with artists on Ja
 nuary 15 from 5-7pm at the AHVA Gallery.</p><p><b><span data-contrast="auto
 ">Eric Schlosser</span></b><span data-contrast="auto"> is a writer and film
 maker. His book </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Command and Control</s
 pan></i><span data-contrast="auto">\, a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Priz
 e in History\, describes the challenges of managing America’s nuclear arsen
 al. His book </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Fast Food Nation</span></
 i><span data-contrast="auto"> (2001) helped to launch the modern food movem
 ent. </span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Smriti Keshari</span></b><span da
 ta-contrast="auto"> is an acclaimed Indian-American director and is an arti
 st-in-residence at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the National Theatre i
 n London. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p data-ccp-border-b
 ottom="2px solid #000000" data-ccp-padding-bottom="1.3333333333333333px"><i
 ><span data-contrast="auto">Presented by <a href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/">UB
 C’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs</a> in partnership with the 
 <a href="https://ahva.ubc.ca/">Department of Art History\, Visual Art & The
 ory</a> and the <a href="https://chancentre.com/">Chan Centre for the Perfo
 rming Arts.</a></span></i><span data-ccp-props="{"335572079":12\,"335572080
 ":1\,"335572081":0\,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p><p data-ccp-border-b
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 uttons][button link_text="Learn more about the bomb" link_url="https://www.
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CATEGORIES:featured-ahva-gallery
LOCATION:Audain Art Center Rm 1001
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