Today marked the 10th anniversary of the triple disaster in Tohuku, Japan. An earthquake triggering a tsunami which lead to an explosion and subsequent meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. But most importantly I’m thinking about the 15,879 people who lost their lives. Their family members and friends who got left behind and devastated communities which had to deal with the trauma & the aftermath of the tragedy. One of the lasting after-effects which has an ongoing environmental impact is the radioactive contamination, a result of the nuclear meltdown. These stills are from a film I made during one of my visits to the region. Set on an abandoned farm near Tomioka, about 15km from the Daiichi plant where the 3/11 accident occurred, the piece serves as an ambient representation of the fauna and flora in one of the former exclusion zones. I used night vision technology as a medium to render the invisible visible and create an abstract depiction of radiation - a challenge to discern the complex relationship between technology and nature. The film will be part of my exhibition #TheNatureOfNature #2022 @museumangewandtekunst https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS7Cj1gW9H/?igshid=iqtko33njwio