Category: uranium contamination
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stories from ground zero
July 16, 1945 was an ominous day in the history of humankind and the planet as the US Army’s Manhattan Project detonated Trinity, the first atomic bomb, in Jornada del Muerto, NM. (“Jornada del Muerto” fittingly translates as “Journey of the Dead Man” or “Working Day of the Dead.”) July 16 is also the day of one…
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the green room
the green room, a place of meditation + contemplation. green references the long history of uranium mining on the colorado plateau/navajo nation where 90% of our nuclear arsenal during the cold war came from diné lands and the resulting contamination of the land, water, livestock and humans since 1942. to learn more…
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Hope and Trauma in a Poisoned Land: The Impact of Uranium Mining on Navajo Lands + People
photo by Nancy Hill advertisement for the show on eye lounge, roosevelt street in phoenix installation at coconino center for the arts Artist statement for Hope + Trauma in a Poisoned Land Coconino Center for the Arts August 12, 2017 – October 28, 2017 Atomic (r)Age While many…
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subtle and insidious
Images from the Brooklyn Street Art blog post addressing uranium contamination on the Navajo nation also featuring work by Icy + Sot.