"Science. Art. Film." screening & discussion of "Crimes of the Future"

"Science. Art. Film." screening & discussion of "Crimes of the Future" - free film night & discussion at the Arc Cinema of the NFSA

In a synthetic future without physical pain, celebrity performance artists Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) and Caprice (Léa Seydoux) showcase bodily mutations and live surgery for audiences. While a mysterious group pursues Tenser to understand this next phase of human existence, a government agency tries to exploit him for their own agenda. Directed by body horror master David Cronenberg, this critically acclaimed international co-production offers an unsettling lens on art, humanity and spectacle.
Join us after the film for a wide-ranging and thought-provoking panel discussion exploring industrial environments and the future of human evolution; the aesthetics and limits of exploring the body as, and through, art; and what, if anything, natural, artificial and synthetic mean for our techno-biological futures.

Presented in collaboration with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology and the ANU Synthetic Biology Initiative.