Daniels Faculty's Winter Program: Exhibition Opening – How to Steal a Country

Join us for the opening of this exhibition that transforms the Daniels Faculty’s Larry Wayne Richards Gallery into scenes from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Scale- and life-size dioramas, vignettes and tableaus create an immersive experience, revealing the key role architecture plays in the ongoing sovereignty dispute. Key invasion scenes employing techniques from theatrical set model-making establish sovereignty as a performative concept dependent on an audience.

Daniels Faculty Emerging Architect Fellow Lukas Pauer is a licensed architect, urbanist, historian and educator. His Vertical Geopolitics Lab, an investigative practice and think tank at the intersections of architecture, geography, politology and media, is dedicated to exposing intangible systems and hidden agendas within the built environment.

This event is part of the Daniels Faculty’s Winter 2024 Public Program. Pauer will give a public lecture titled “Recognizing Facts on the Ground: Deconstructing Power in the Built Environment” on March 14 at 6:30pm ET.