Tired Mountains, 2018
Collages on paper, 17x25 cm each
The collages (showing hybrids of technological debris and solid rock) are direct interventions on scientific archive material - an encyclopedia of minerals, thus creating a speculative register of future mineralogy.
Tired Mountains syndrome is a term used by scientists to describe the ecological damage caused by underground nuclear testing. This testing weakens the rock layers and makes them more porous, increasing the risk of radioactive contamination to the environment. Some locations where this syndrome has been observed include the Moruroa Atoll in Polynesia, Rainier Mesa in the U.S., the Kola Peninsula in Russia, and Mount Mantap in North Korea. The presence of an artificial mineral called Trinitite was observed immediately after the first test of the Trinity bomb in July 1945, which took place near the current location of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Photo credits: Fanny Trichet / Frac des Pays de la Loire
Collages on paper, 17x25 cm each
The collages (showing hybrids of technological debris and solid rock) are direct interventions on scientific archive material - an encyclopedia of minerals, thus creating a speculative register of future mineralogy.
Tired Mountains syndrome is a term used by scientists to describe the ecological damage caused by underground nuclear testing. This testing weakens the rock layers and makes them more porous, increasing the risk of radioactive contamination to the environment. Some locations where this syndrome has been observed include the Moruroa Atoll in Polynesia, Rainier Mesa in the U.S., the Kola Peninsula in Russia, and Mount Mantap in North Korea. The presence of an artificial mineral called Trinitite was observed immediately after the first test of the Trinity bomb in July 1945, which took place near the current location of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Photo credits: Fanny Trichet / Frac des Pays de la Loire