Aftermath of Disaster: Meditating on the Risks of Nuclear Energy – Cape Times, South Africa, March 8, 2012 Art critique and columnist, Suzy Bell, of the Cape Times interviewed me while I was in South Africa presenting my work at the Erdmann Contemporary Art Gallery, and working with the Koeberg Alert Alliance. The interview was …
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Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima On January 15th, 2012, I was invited to be a guest speaker at the Global Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World, in Yokohama, Japan. I presented, my work from Chernobyl in the session, “Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima”. You can see the recorded presentation here, under the Global Discussion …
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Bulkka Magazine – Interview with Jan Smith Feature by Bulkka Magazine. I explain the genesis of Igrushka and Pripyat–my work in Ukraine related to Chernobyl.
A Book About Travels in Chernobyl The book about Chernobyl “Chernobyl Surfing” written by Elena Filatova, and illustrated with some of my work is now on sale and distributed by the Italian publishing house, Ponchiroli Editori. Elena is best know for her diary, Kid of Speed. In it, she describes her motorcycle trip in the Ukrainian …
Photo Featrue in the Serial Optimist – Jan Smith & Igrushka Project A feature in The Serial Optimist for Igrushka. Igrushka is my series on Chernobyl that combines images of toys from the city of Pripyat with testimony from people who were children at the time of the accident.