| Author/Contributor(s): | Kriemann, Susanne ; Leinenweber, Elke ; Milz, Judith ; Nippert, Klaus ; Schäfer, Friederike ; Chen, Hangyan ; Büyükcoskun, Mustafa Emin ; Teneva, Rayna |
| Publisher: | Spector Books |
| Date: | 04/26/2022 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
On the semiotics of a nuclear archive
"Unknown lady in the radiation department"; "dancing couple in costume"; "damage to a waste drum"; "retiree send-off"; "lead shielding"; "burnt-out glovebox"; "scorpion with microchip"; these are just some of the singular captions accompanying the archival photographs from Germany's first major nuclear research facility. In 1956, professional photographers began making an on-site record of procedures at the Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe (KfK). In 2017, the decision was made to digitize 10% of this visual archive.
Using current concerns about the whereabouts of contaminated nuclear waste as a springboard, this publication brings together over 30 viewpoints from the realms of art, sociology, politics and science, as well as the accounts of people directly involved with the facility. 10% provides a unique visualization of nuclear research.