Persistent Table of Elements

Sadokierski, Z

Persistent Table of Elements

Sadokierski, Z

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Publisher:: ecoartspace
Publication Type:: Creative Work (exhibition)
Citation:: New Geological Epoch, 2023
Issue Date:: 2023-12-22

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dc.contributor.author	Sadokierski, Z https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-8538
dc.contributor.editor	Mattingly, M
dc.contributor.editor	Watts, P
dc.date	2023-10-16
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-22T04:52:53Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-22T04:52:53Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-22
dc.identifier.citation	New Geological Epoch, 2023
dc.identifier.isbn	979-8-9884004-1-7
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175821
dc.description.abstract	Persistent Table of Elements is a series of poetic visualisations which compare the quantities of radioactive elements plutonium and uranium released in the well-remembered bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima with the little-known ‘subcritical trials’ at Maralinga (South Australia). Between 1957–1963, the British government conducted 13 major nuclear weapon tests on Australian territory, as well as hundreds of smaller ‘subcritical’ trials. Despite being regarded as one of the best managed former nuclear test sites, recent surveys at Maralinga have revealed radioactive particles breaking down in the harsh, arid environment and releasing nanoparticles into the ecosystem. Of particular concern is these particles leaching into groundwater, which can be absorbed by plants and more easily inhaled or eaten by animals, including humans. Mushrooms are a pharmakon—remedy, poison, and scapegoat. They are used here to stand in for the complexity of human interference in these landscapes.
dc.format	Data visualisation / digital collage
dc.format.extent	2
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	ecoartspace
dc.relation.ispartof	New Geological Epoch
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title	Persistent Table of Elements
dc.type	Creative Work (Exhibition)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - VI - Visualisation Institute
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pubs.consider-herdc	true
dc.date.updated	2024-02-22T04:52:50Z
pubs.finish-date	2023-12-22
pubs.place-of-publication	ecoartspace
pubs.start-date	2023-10-16
dc.location	ecoartspace

Abstract:

Persistent Table of Elements is a series of poetic visualisations which compare the quantities of radioactive elements plutonium and uranium released in the well-remembered bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima with the little-known ‘subcritical trials’ at Maralinga (South Australia). Between 1957–1963, the British government conducted 13 major nuclear weapon tests on Australian territory, as well as hundreds of smaller ‘subcritical’ trials. Despite being regarded as one of the best managed former nuclear test sites, recent surveys at Maralinga have revealed radioactive particles breaking down in the harsh, arid environment and releasing nanoparticles into the ecosystem. Of particular concern is these particles leaching into groundwater, which can be absorbed by plants and more easily inhaled or eaten by animals, including humans. Mushrooms are a pharmakon—remedy, poison, and scapegoat. They are used here to stand in for the complexity of human interference in these landscapes.

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