Between 1945 and 1992 the United States detonated 1,149 nuclear test explosions.
Until 1962 the tests were conducted in the atmosphere and oceans. 106 of the 216
above-ground blasts were exploded 63 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada. The remaining
were detonated at the Enewetak or Bikini Atolls in the Pacific Ocean. The immediate
and lasting consequences of these tests were unforeseen.

Hosfelt Gallery is pleased to be the first venue to present San Francisco artist Michael
Light's mixed media installation 100 SUNS. At the heart of this exhibition are 100
photographs culled by Michael Light from the U.S. National Archives and the records
of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The re-photographed images depict above-
ground tests at or shortly after the moment of explosion.

Utilizing the found photographs along with text and photographic imagery shot by
Light, the installation raises palpable issues about "weapons of mass destruction" in
the hands of any nation.

100 SUNS, a book published by Alfred A. Knopf, will be released simultaneous to the
exhibition.

related links:
Exploring the eerie aesthetic of nuclear test explosions,
a Marin artist's archival book is as disturbing as it is beautiful.
by Steven Winn, SF Chronicle
Saturday, November 1, 2003

With time running out, '100 SUNS' puts a spotlight back on 'Doomsday Clock'
by Kenneth Baker, SF Chronicle
Saturday, November 1, 2003

Michael Light's website