Doerte-Ina Liebing
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear disaster of the highest category occurred near the Ukrainian city Pripyat. As a result, radioactivity of several trillion becquerels was released into the Earth’s atmosphere.
Radioactive fallout fell in the region northeast of Chernobyl as well as by wind transport in many European countries (“the cloud”).
Pripyat is still a ghost town and the center of the restricted area. Today, about 700 people from once about 14,000 live in this region.
The health consequences are still noticeable today, especially Leukemia, thyroid cancer and genetic abnormalities affect the victims.
Techniques and materials: cotton, linen, hand-dyed, photo transfer, breakdown printing, machine quilted
You have succeeded in expressing anxiety about radioactivity with effective beautiful colors.
Thank for posting all the detail shots. It’s amazing how you made something so tragic look so beautiful.