Скачать или смотреть Blue Sky Thunder Days: A film exploring the intertwining histories of two invasive species

Steve Gurysh, University of Kansas associate professor in the Dept. of Visual Art, is developing an experimental film, "Blue Sky Thunder Days," a work that explores the parallel and intertwining histories of the American Chestnut Blight and the introduction of the Emerald Ash Borer in North American forests. The narrative and crux of his research begins in the nature reserve surrounding Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Fallingwater residence in southwestern Pennsylvania. Expanding from this localized history, his project explores the ongoing effects of global trade on biodiversity and the accelerated need to understand, monitor and intervene in the proliferation of invasive species. In his talk, Gurysh shares the early stages of the project and how speculative narratives intersect with ongoing research in forest pathology.