The feminist artist collective Slow War Against the Nuclear State (SWANS) presents the exhibition "Atomic Dragons" at Pitzer College Art Galleries. The show features works by seven intergenerational artist-academics, focusing on photography's historical role in developing atomic weapons and the enduring human and environmental costs of nuclear politics.
The exhibition is timely, connecting historical nuclear legacies to contemporary geopolitical tensions, including recent attacks citing nuclear fears. It critically examines the complicity of industries like Eastman Kodak in weapons development and uses experimental photographic processes to visualize radiation's persistent aftermath, urging a nuclear conscience.