April 26, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACTS:
Keith Gunter, Co-Chair, Alliance To Halt Fermi-3 (ATHF3)
Carol Izant, Co-Chair, Alliance To Halt Fermi-3 (ATHF3)
On this 30th anniversary of the onset of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, the Alliance To Halt Fermi-3 (ATHF3), in association with the Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery (33 East Adams, Detroit, MI) is proud to announce the opening of "Chernobyl + 30: Half-Lives, Half-Truths" by photojournalist Gabriela Bulisova. The display will begin on Friday, May 27th, 2016 from 6 PM until 9 PM and extend into Summer 2016.
Ms. Bulisova traveled to the region in the 2000's and captured startling images of Chernobyl landscapes and the affected population. Her artist statement and captions, coupled with the photos, reflect the story not only of an environmental and human health disaster, but also of a monstrous event resulting in an enormous psychological toll on millions of people.
"Alliance To Halt Fermi-3 is profoundly grateful to the Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery for giving us the opportunity to display Gabriela Bulisova's extremely powerful work," said Keith Gunter, Co-Chair of ATHF3. "This will be a tremendous opportunity for Detroiters to have a long look at what the after effects of a nuclear meltdown look like."
Carol Izant, the Alliance's other Co-Chair, added "This exhibit should give residents of this area reason to pause and think, since a partial meltdown occurred at Detroit Edison's Fermi-1 reactor on October 5, 1966. We've already had our own close call."
Admission to the exhibit will be free, and will include a display addressing the situation at Chernobyl as it stands three decades later. "Chernobyl + 30" will open simultaneously at the Gallery with another exhibit addressing the compelling issues surrounding drones.
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