Through Post-Atomic Eyes brings together an interdisciplinary
group of artists and scholars to explore the complex legacy of the

atomic age in contemporary art and culture.

In what ways do photography and other lens-based art practices shed light on this legacy in the 21st century, and how has atomic culture shaped contemporary intersections of photography, nuclear industries, and military techno-cultures?

Join us as we explore some of the most urgent issues of our time, from
climate change and the Anthropocene to surveillance culture and the
advent of drone warfare, through a post-atomic lens.

• photography has its own language, independent of words

• Provoke argued that the photographer can capture what cannot be
  expressed in words, presenting photographs as "documents" for others to
  read.  In Japanese, the visual style of the photographs in 
  Provoke has been described as: 'are-bure-boke', which translates as 'grainy/rough, blurry, out-of-focus'.

The features of this style can be listed: fragmentariness, a sense of
speed, images appearing to be damaged, wildness, traces, a sense of
unbalance, printing failures, time-lapse, scraps of negatives, scenes
that come out of the dark only through the flash, no viewfinder etc.
These are all expressions of a kind of ‘
subtraction’, a means to erase
the photographer’s self, his thoughts, subjective expressions and
intentions. In other words, the photographs try to not see, not to think and not to choose […] To Moriyama, grainy, blurry, out-of-focus was an important method of deletion, but only in order to show the real world as it was. In other words, grainy, blurry, out-of-focus reveals the scars left after the membrane of the fake reality has been taken off in order to hollow out the ‘real’ existence. This real world, then, is expressed through violence towards the photographs. The more real the photographs are, the more scars they have, the more they are worn away. The real world can only appear if the usual world disappears.

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Minoru Shimizu, Grainy, Blurry, Out-of-Focus: Daido Moriyama's 'Farewell Photography

“One way in which photography and lens-based art have addressed the legacy of the atomic age is by documenting the physical and environmental effects of nuclear testing and disasters. Photographers have captured the aftermath of nuclear bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the environmental devastation caused by nuclear accidents such as the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters. These images serve as powerful reminders of the destructive power of nuclear technologies and their long-lasting impact on communities and ecosystems.

Furthermore, lens-based art practices have also been used to explore the psychological and cultural impact of living in the atomic age. Artists have used photography and video art to depict the fear and anxiety surrounding the threat of nuclear warfare, as well as the ways in which nuclear technologies have shaped popular culture and collective memory. These works often highlight the complex and contradictory attitudes towards nuclear power, from its association with progress and modernity to its potential for mass destruction.”

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