"I find myself engrossed by The Bomb because it's one of the most defining elements of modern history. By inventing a means of obliterating our own existence we forever changed the scale and threat of war as we know it. It subverted an imbalance of world power to a greater, more grotesque imbalance. And made real the possibility of an apocalypse; no longer just some remote biblical allegory. This idea of total annihilation generated a fear and hysteria that was manipulated to control how people felt about their neighbors down the street and half way around the world. Fallout shelters became a home feature. The concept of good verses evil (where we of course represented good) was no longer an idea, but a very real working hypothesis from which the government maneuvered mass sentiments, tried innocent people, and undemocratically pursued "enemies of the state"... and we're still using the threat of nuclear weapons today to galvanize support for nonsensical wars.

As an artists though, I'm not only consumed by the culture it created, but also by the thing itself. It's both horrifying and mesmerizing to behold. It's as horrendous and terrifying as it is beautiful. That something so gruesome can be such a thing of wonder and magnificence is the thing I just can't get over."

-D.C.