The title, also the title of a song by the band Stereolab, symbolizes life’s unpredictability and constant change. The artwork’s … More
Tag: Painting
U3O8 I and II, 2024
This pair of abstract paintings delves into the complex process of transforming uranium ore into yellowcake. Yellowcake, named for its … More
Reflections on the film “A Cruel Wind Blows” (2019) and my experience in Kazakhstan as part of the Art in Embassies program of the US Department of State in Astana and Almaty in 2023
“A Cruel Wind Blows” is a documentary that delves into a lesser-known aspect of Soviet history, shedding light on the … More
Advocating for Nuclear Power in ‘Nuclear Now’ (2023)
Oliver Stone’s “Nuclear Now” compellingly explores nuclear energy’s potential as a formidable solution to the pressing issue of climate change. … More
The film Oppenheimer, seen through my eyes
“Oppenheimer,” a film directed by Christopher Nolan, is an enthralling biographical film that chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, … More
nevada-semipalatinsk I-IX, 2023, on view at the US embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan, until 2025
The Risograph prints incorporate my drawing and fragments of images of the struggle to close the Soviet Semipalatinsk testing site in Kazakhstan. … More
radiophobia, 2023
A work informed by the human fear of radiation, in spite of it being an all-pervasive natural phenomenon. Mixed media … More
nuclear defense waste, 2023
A work inspired by the deleteriously entangled relationship between defense and energy applications of atomic forces in the sensationalist press … More
cherenkov radiation, 2023
A video work inspired by Cherenkov radiation, a form of energy that we can perceive as a blue glow emitted … More
456, 2023, on view at the US embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan until 2025
The number 456 refers to the number of nuclear weapons tested at the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site in Kazakhstan between … More
Ángel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción 