MOAD presents the first major U.S. survey of Forensic Architecture’s
extraordinary work uncovering evidence of state and corporate
violence. Comprised of architects, software developers, filmmakers,
journalists, lawyers, artists, and scientists, Forensic Architecture
is a research agency that uses architectural software and an
architectural sensibility to investigate human rights violations.
Forensic Architecture: True to Scale displays the evidence and
explains the methodologies behind over a dozen Forensic Architecture
investigations. While providing an overview of how advanced techniques
such as photogrammetry, audio analysis, augmented reality, 3D
modeling, machine learning, and crowd sourcing support their findings,
the exhibition considers the complex relationship between a material
fact and its representation in the public realm. Amidst what Founding
Director Eyal Weizman refers to as the “dark epistemology” of a
post-truth media environment, this collection of meticulously
researched, carefully analyzed, and conscientiously presented evidence
demonstrates that it is both possible and imperative to verify what is
really happening in the world around us. True to Scale includes the
first Forensic Architecture investigation in which virtual reality is
used to compel accurate witness testimony and recreate a crime scene.
Co-produced by MOAD, it corresponds with the core theoretical and
practical questions that will be further explored through the
museum’s public programming. In addition to a panel of experts on
the architecture of border walls and refugee camps, MOAD will host a
series of events that teach Forensic Architecture's methodologies
while laying the groundwork for an investigation of the alleged crimes
occurring within a nearby child migrant detention center. Working with
a coalition of journalists, activists, architects, and MDC students,
the series will bring critical attention to the humanitarian crisis at
our borders and the architectural forms that evince devastating social
policies. Forensic Architecture: True to Scale is curated by Sophie
Landres. It is made possible by the support of the John S. and James
L. Knight Foundation as part of its Immersive Technologies in the Arts
initiative; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and
the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of
County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and
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| Science This event repeats daily until September 27, 2020: Mar 17 ,
Mar 18 , Mar 19
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