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On black background, 12 capsules made of gelatin, sugar, water, and the debris collected from books. From "Residual Histories" artwork by Vartan Avakian

Your Skin Shall Bear Witness Against You — On Memory, Materiality, and the Body of the Witness (Vartan Avakian)

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Your Skin Shall Bear Witness Against You — On Memory, Materiality, and the Body of the Witness

“This is the story of a judicial investigator, a biochemist, and a salamander. They stand centuries apart each staring at a trace.” 

A talk by Vartan Avakian, Spring 2022 Artist in Residence of the Kaplan Humanities Institute and the Middle East and North African Studies Program.

Artwork: Detail from Residual Histories by Vartan Avakian.

Cost: Free; public welcome!

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Public
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Jill Mannor   (847) 467-3970

jill.mannor@northwestern.edu

Interest

  • Academic (general)
  • Arts/Humanities

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