Crossroads / Study of a River / Winter Light

Anthropocene. Dialogues between science and art

A joint series of events organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Film Museum.

Crossroads
Bruce Connor, US 1976
M: Patrick Gleeson, Terry Riley. 35mm, bw, 37 min

Study of a River
Peter Hutton, US 1996 16mm, bw, 16 min

Winter Light
Larry Jordan, US 1983 16mm, colour, 9 min

At the beginning of this film show, the question of where to place the beginning of the Anthropocene takes centre stage. In this context, there are films such as Crossroads by Bruce Conner, which shows extreme slow-motion footage of the atomic bomb explosion that was detonated in the Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads in 1946. Or Study of a River by Peter Hutton, which centres on the Hudson River, a river that has been heavily altered by humans, and Winterlight by Larry Jordan, which shows a river with a mythical background. (C. K.)

Discussion: Michael Wagreich (Institute of Geology/University of Vienna and Vienna Anthropocene Network) in conversation with Sebastian Klinger (Institute of German Studies/University of Vienna and Research Network Environment and Climate)

Photo: Austrian Film Museum