‘Dictionary of Darkness’ is looking into the official Department of Defense (DoD) lexicon of military terms through the planetary perspectives of ecological conflict. Studying the role of current armed struggles within wider environmental warfare, it contrasts its vocabulary with views from disputed frontiers, contested areas and colonies (past and present).

Questioning the logic that drives the development of technologies that militarise nature, dominate the wild and domesticate it to the point of devastation, ‘Dictionary of Darkness’ focuses on the technically detached language that propagates this process. Still, the film explores the same semi-professional syntactical appeal which is rapidly disseminated and popularized by the cultural complex and media.

The work uses contemporary archival approaches to examine the extreme outbreak of the current global security crisis and its escalating economy of violence.

Original music by Crystal, Finkelbert & Anker.

Sound by Stolen Soundtracks.

Jack Faber is an artist-researcher exploring the security economy’s influence on the environment and its role as a climate crisis catalyst. Investigating the boundaries between Fine Art and Film, his works won international prizes and participated in festivals and venues such as Berlinale, TFL and others. His cross-disciplinary practice encompasses books, short films and documentaries, both independently made and commissioned by various cultural institutions. He initiated research-based projects while creating site-specific installations and video works for solo and group exhibitions in museums, galleries and public spaces.

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Supported by Kone Foundation