The Trinity Index

Radioactive Contamination and Photographic Inscription
Auflage - Neueauflage
ISBN: 978-3-8376-8221-2
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 269, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 240 mm

Reihe: Image

The first atomic explosion in history not only transformed global politics – it also left traces in photographic materials. Eva Castringius explores how radiation from the 1945 Trinity test became inscribed in photosensitive materials, producing images that register the event beyond what could be seen. Bringing together photographic theory, media history, and new materialist philosophy, she shows how nuclear processes interacted with photographic materials and how historical events persist in material traces. Her photographic series 'Within Active Territory', created on the grounds of the Trinity test site, opens the book and connects the historical event to the site’s present physical condition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Castringius, Eva

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie

Über Autor(innen)

Castringius, Eva
Eva Castringius works at the intersection of photographic practice, media theory, and the history of science. She is a research associate for the Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institut at Universität Greifswald, where she works in the field of New Media. Her research focuses on the epistemic conditions of photographic images, particularly scientific imaging and the role of photographic materials in knowledge production. She leads a DFG-funded research project on scientific photography.