'Positions: Situated' (2)

Description

Positions: Situated are two events in conjuncture with the exhibition Positions: Time-Based, that present context, references, or archive material related to the work of the artists in the exhibition. At these events, each artist has the opportunity to provide a situated context for the work they are showing, taking the form of performances, lectures by invited speakers, and screenings.

Behnam Taebi - Fukushima and Radioactive Contamination (lecture)

In response to Tineke van Veen and Barbara Prezelj's film Unsettling Dust, Professor Behnam Taebi will give a lecture that shares his perspective on radioactive waste, the way in which radioactive contamination is visually communicated in Fukushima, and the notion of ‘informed consent' when it comes to the dangers of radioactive contamination. Behnam Taebi is associate professor in ethics of technology at Delft University of Technology, who researches energy ethics, nuclear ethics, responsible innovation and engineering ethics. He is a co-editor of a volume on The Ethics of Nuclear Energy, published with Cambridge University Press in 2015.

Period	31 Mar 2022
Event type	Symposium
Location	The Hague, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International