I presented my work from Fukushima and Chernobyl at the Nuclear Energy for South Africa? conference in Cape Town on March 9th. I also included economic and financial statistics in my presentation to illustrate how the material costs alone, of a nuclear accident can be overwhelming. The conference was organized by the Koeberg Alert Alliance, and included a photography exhibit.
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 very complete, but only a condensed version appeared in the paper. Here is the entire unedited interview. Continue reading “Aftermath of Disaster – Cape Times Interview with Artist Jan Smith”
I was invited to attend and speak at the Conference for a Nuclear Power Free World 2012, in Yokohama on January 14th and 15th. I am not a scientist, nor a model activist, but what I could share was what I learned from the survivors* of Chernobyl. On the 15th, I presented these impressions in the session, “Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima”.
Continue reading “Four Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima – Lesson 1”
Feature by Bulkka Magazine. I explain the genesis of Igrushka and Pripyat–my work in Ukraine related to Chernobyl.
Continue reading “Interview with Jan Smith – Bulkka Magazine”
Miercoles 29 de Junio 2011 – 19:30Esta visión gira en torno a quiénes somos y cómo nuestras formas de vivir afectan los lugares donde habitamos, los cuales pueden, de un día para otro, tornarse en desierto(s).