Michael Light
100 SUNS: 037 ZUCCHINI, 2003
pigment print mounted on aluminum
16 x 19 3/4 in
40.6 x 50.2 cm
40.6 x 50.2 cm
Edition 1 of 5
The images from Michael Light’s project '100 SUNS' show U.S. atomic detonations from the era of above-ground nuclear testing, from July 16, 1945 to November 4, 1962. In that time,...
The images from Michael Light’s project "100 SUNS" show U.S. atomic detonations from the era of above-ground nuclear testing, from July 16, 1945 to November 4, 1962. In that time, the United States conducted 216 nuclear tests in the atmosphere and oceans, and the Soviet Union conducted 217.
In this image, members of the Canadian and British military observe detonation thirteen miles away. Zucchini was a test of the fission primary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear bomb mockup.
In this image, members of the Canadian and British military observe detonation thirteen miles away. Zucchini was a test of the fission primary stage of a two-stage thermonuclear bomb mockup.