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This installation focuses on the three winter terms that Albert Einstein spent at the California Institute of Technology (1931 - 1933) and uses this brief period as a lens to re-envision his entire life.
The unique interface designed by the Labyrinth Project team introduces visitors to an abstract representation of a universe made of light particles that lead viewers through a rich array of archival materials. The installation also includes original interviews with a wide range of commentators, among them Einstein's granddaughter, Evelyn, and physicist Edward Witten, a leading string theorists.
“We are creating a multi-perspective portrait that stresses the many paradoxes surrounding Einstein and the way he was seen as a cultural icon,” says writer/producer Marsha Kinder. “Instead of trying to present a definitive view of the man, we explore his interactions with six different communities: his own household, science, émigrés, Jews, Hollywood and the FBI-which opened a file that eventually amassed over 1,400 pages on his political activities.”
In January "Three Winters in the Sun" will also be released as a DVD-ROM. Labyrinth artists will be on hand at the Skirball on Sunday, January 23, at 3 p.m., to demonstrate this work and to present some of their earlier interactive projects.
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