Splitting the Atom
 

This series was commissioned for Splitting the Atom exhibition at Contemporary Arts Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. I used natural dyeing and cyanotype techniques to create cloth that will gradually change colour over time. The works respond to the planned decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant, which the town was originally built around. 
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Rising on the Horizon (i), Rising on the Horizon (ii)

 

"rising on the horizon, a gleaming tower above our city. 'how long will it last?' ask young tongues. 'as long as we need', we whisper, memories woven on every street. the tower pulses power day and night. 

 

"rising on the horizon, a spiky tower above ruins. 'what is this place?' ask young tongues. 'an old home', we whisper, walking on forgotten roads. the tower is empty, swaying on ghostly ground." 
 
Turkish madder, turmeric, cotton, cotton thread, bamboo
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Primary Lines

Fibreglass, thread, mesh, alarm coil springs. 

This work traced the tunnel networks of four nuclear waste burial sites. Waste canisters are represented by alarm coil springs from disused and broken pocket watches.

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The shadows where we last were

Potassium ferricyanide, water, ferric ammonium citrate, cotton, pocket watches

Cyanotypes of pocket watches, mirrored by invisible presence of sunlight.