Fumée, pluie noire et neige sous les tropiques

As part of 42nd Symposium at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Baie-Saint-Paul, the installation Fumée, pluie noire et neige sous les tropiques (Plume, Black Rain, and Snow in the Tropics) was developed over the period of 4 weeks during which the public had access to the working-in-progress of the installation.

I have attached an English and French notes that were displayed at the entrance of the room where my work was exhibited.

The installation followed my 448.11Kilometer running from Hiroshima to Nagasaki in Spring 2024 to collect radiation data along the way. The data was translated to make kinetic sculptures to move the installation as a way of making invisible ironizing radiation "visible". Some items in the installation visually brought up discussions about memories of Black Rain in 1945 as one example. I, as an artist, discussed with public how environmental data may be used in art, and think about uranium mining, civilian nuclear energy and disposal, as well as the current Fukushima situation.