What does the word ‘Chernobyl’ bring to mind? A nuclear catastrophy. A government lie about a radioactive cloud that didn’t cross our border. Deformed children. An utter disaster.
Chernobyl is like radioactivity itself: dangerous, yet abstract. So how can we make sense of this abstraction? How can we embody a possible experience of this zone? How can we bring into the realm of the living something that endangers our very life? How can we make the invisible visible, speak the unspeakable, if not through art?
Such is the goal of Grégory David and Jean-François Devillier’s interactive installation, which combines sounds and images. It isn’t only about making the real visible, but creating conditions of a sensory and emotional experience of a reality that puts the ecological conditions of humanity at risk.
Biographies
Born in 1968, Jean-François Devillers is a professor of philosophy. He holds degrees in philosophy and fine arts, and has been a photographer for twenty years.
Born in 1980, Grégory David is an electronic music composer and professor of computer science. With degrees in computer science and digital imagery, he is also the co-producer of several multimedia performances.
