Blog Post #20

Origami Workshop in Photos


November 22, 2023

Brigitte Stepanov

Atomic Aesthetics and Poetics

On the heels of in-class analyses focused on Hiroshima mon amour and Oppenheimer and discussions centered on nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, non-proliferation, and peacebuilding , the SLS program continued its examinations of atomic aesthetics with an origami masterclass followed by a film screening about nuclear waste. We reflected on peace cranes and the poetics of movement through folds as seen in the photos below.