The Invasion of the Saucermen - LIVE!

This talk exploring the history and the visual folklore of UFOs, UAPs and Flying Saucers accompanies an exhibition of the same name showcasing the work resulting from a research project by Sheffield Hallam University Folklorists Dr David CLarke and Andrew Robinson currently showing in the Post Hall Gallery, Sheffield.

The exhibition, curated by Andrew Robinson, showcases more than 350 fascinating participant drawings collected as part of the research accompanied by a visual inventory of more than 70 years of UFO artifacts and memorabilia, including material from the famous Calvine UFO Case, exploring our obsession with the unknown. Alongside this is presented a series of new photographic works by Andrew playfully exploiting generative AI to question photography’s problematic role as visual evidence in support of sightings.

The work presented reveals the longevity of this contemporary myth which began at the dawn of the space age when the first satellites, space rockets and nuclear missiles drew our attention towards the heavens. Currently interest, from public to president, continues to grow thanks to the increasing exploitation of space - from Chinese spy balloons to NASA’s Artemis Moon programme and Elon Musk‘s SkyTrain – and despite advances in optics and imaging the mystery of the UFO, UAP and flying saucer remains.

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