Welcome to Chernobyl, Vermont

Opening Night :: July 7, 2006

CHERNOBYL, VERMONT :: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM WITHIN THE EXCLUSION ZONE



Putting together the display boards just before the gallery walkers arrive... grateful for the many helping hands and the good weather!
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Carrying the first boards out to Elliot Street... at last! The boards were propped against cars and shops that had closed for the night and quickly drew a crowd.
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There was a range of reactions to the paired photos. By and large, however, people seemed to immediately understand that Pripyat and the other towns surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant once looked as beautiful and felt as vibrant as it is here in Vermont. In an instant, those beautiful lands were rendered permanently toxic and uninhabitable. Can't we learn from this tragedy? NUCLEAR POWER IS SIMPLY NOT WORTH THE RISK.
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Downtown Brattleboro felt a bit like Mardi Gras once the sun went down. A giant Earth ball was being bounced around the street... a saxophone provided the soundtrack, accompanied by drums... and dancers performed in the window of their 2nd story studio while a cross-dressed gala was brewing at the pub. It was an amazing evening... seeing literally hundreds of hours of work come to fruition... and witnessing awareness grow through the powerful effect these photos have together. A million thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. Stay tuned... this is just the beginning. -TK
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