CATE: The Unstable Object, Thurs., Dec. 2 @ 6 p.m.

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The Unstable Object Thursday, December 2, 6:00 p.m. Special preview screening and book launch for POSTWAR: The Films of Daniel Eisenberg Daniel Eisenberg in person! Gene Siskel Film Center (162 N. State St. / 312.846.2600) Image: Still from "The Unstable Object" (Daniel Eisenberg, 2010). Courtesy the artist. "Daniel Eisenberg's films construct intricate webs of associations and reflections that probe consciousness, memory, and the emotional undercurrents of landscapes." - Steve Anker   What do a luxury automobile, a wall clock, and a cymbal have in common? Daniel Eisenberg's latest film, The Unstable Object is an elegant and visually sensual essay on contemporary models of production. Interested in the ways "things" affect both producer and consumer, Eisenberg travels to a state-of-the-art Volkswagen factory in Dresden, Germany, where shoppers look on as their individualized cars are hand-built by high-tech specialists; to Chicago Lighthouse Industries, where blind workers produce wall clocks for federal government offices; and to a deafening cymbal factory in Istanbul, Turkey, where today's most sought-after cymbals are cast and hammered by hand, exactly as they were 400 years ago. Through a series of sequences sympathetic to each site and subject, The Unstable Object probes the relationships our global economy creates between individuals around the world. Daniel Eisenberg, 2010, Germany/Turkey/USA, DigiBeta video, ca. 90 min (plus discussion). This special preview screening will be followed by a reception and book signing for POSTWAR: The Films of Daniel Eisenberg (Black Dog Publishing, 2010), the first major critical study of the SAIC professor's work. DANIEL EISENBERG (1954, Israel) has been making films for the past three decades. His films and videos examine history, memory, trauma, the contemporary urban environment, and labor, as well as their manifold representation and mediation. His work has been shown throughout Europe and North America, with exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley; the American Museum of the Moving Image, New York; De Unie, Rotterdam; and Kino Arsenal, Berlin; and at film festivals in Berlin, Sydney, London, and Jerusalem. Eisenberg has also edited numerous television documentaries, including Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, and Vietnam: A Television History. Eisenberg has received numerous awards and fellowships, including a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1999. His films are in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Freunde der Deutschen Kinemathek, and the Australian Film and Television School, among others. He is currently Professor of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. CATE is organized by the School of the Art Institute's Department of Film, Video, New Media & Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank. We have a blog! Visit us at www.saic.edu/cateblog. LOCATION AND TICKETS Programs take place Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State St.), unless otherwise noted. CATE is now FREE to SAIC students with a valid student ID. Tickets are $10 General public, $5 Film Center members, $7 students, and $4 SAIC faculty and staff and Art Institute of Chicago staff. Any person with a disability who would like to request an accommodation for this program should contact the Disability and Learning Resource Center at dlrc@saic.edu or 312.499.4278 as soon as possible to allow adequate time to make proper arrangements. About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC's educational philosophy is built upon a multidisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing; numerous special collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. For more information, please visit www.saic.edu.

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