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Radiant Material: A 16mm Workshop and Screening at MirrorLab

Sat, Nov 21, 2026
Workshops
Highly saturated still of a person in a hard hat and safety glasses. The light tones are turquoise and there are bright magenta lights across the image.
Sandra Lahire, Uranium Hex, 1987. Image courtesy LUX.

Event Details

Tickets & Info

The photogram workshop is at capacity. Please email patricia.villon@walkerart.org to register for the waitlist.

When Sat, Nov 21, 2026
Where MirrorLab
Time 10 am–8 pm
Price Free, Registration Required

Join artist Leslie Thornton and scholar Alice Lovejoy for a photogram workshop exploring film’s relationship to the material and physical sciences. The workshop leaders will further contextualize photochemical film within the basic science of atomic technologies. The event is co-organized and facilitated by local artist and filmmaker Sam Hoolihan. 

The workshop is limited to 10 participants. No prior 16mm or artistic experience necessary; however, participants should commit to attending the full workshop from 10 am to 4 pm. The photogram workshop is at capacity. Please email patricia.villon@walkerart.org to register for the waitlist.

Following the workshop, a screening curated by Lovejoy highlights experimental films that explore the aesthetic, political, environmental, and infrastructural dimensions of the nuclear world, featuring works by artists Sandra Lahire, Tomonari Nishikawa, and Emily Richardson, among others.

The screening begins at 7 pm. A conversation between Lovejoy and Leslie Thornton follows. 

Accessibility 

This event takes place at MirrorLab at 3400 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407. 

If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation, please contact movingimage@walkerart.org at least two weeks before the event. 

Content & Sensory Information 

Sensory note: The workshop will take place in an enclosed dark space with exposure to chemicals used for photographic developing.

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