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#Inches (100 Kilotons)(#Layers)=YIELD
NATO Side 381 x 244 x 20 cm (12' 6" x 8' 0" x 8") / Soviet Side 434 x 268 x 24cm (14' 3" x 8' 10" x 10")
Iron, Ash and Rust Coating on Wood and Cement Epoxy
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Two powers speak to each other in a language of intimidation,
testing an idling engine of destruction.
08/06/45 FATMAN .21” (100 kilotons)(1 Layer) = 21 kt Yield
08/09/45 LITTLEBOY .16” (100 kilotons)(1 Layer) = 16 kt Yield
...10/30/61 TZAR BOMBA 50" (100 kilotons)(10 Layers) = 50000 kt YIELD
These two sculptures offer an algebraic representation of every nuclear test performed by NATO, the Soviets, and China since the beginning of the nuclear age. It reveals the staggering scale of destruction, but moreover it reveals the way nuclear powers postured and communicated through the cold war. These were not simply tests, but a dark language spoken across the globe.
As the argument grew on, so did the size of the clouds.
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