By presenting nuclear topics through insightful, beautiful, and creative modes of art and storytelling, Bombshelltoe invites the public to explore how nuclear issues are connected to society’s most pressing conversations.
The word ‘nuclear’ tends to unleash predictable, deeply conditioned visions and reactions – most commonly the image of the mushroom cloud – the universal symbol of catastrophic destruction. I spoke at Poptech to introduce unfamiliar or forgotten images of the nuclear dilemma with a goal of shifting the dialogue from fear to one of inspiration, curiosity, resilience and creation.