Darren Nisbett: Chernobyl

Exploring the zone of alienation, in infrared

“My photography project spanned two trips to the exclusion zone, known as the ‘zone of alienation’. The images are taken with a camera converted to capture in Infrared. Walking around the ghost town of Pripyat, a city that once was the home to over 50,000 people, you can’t help noticing the silence. Very few birds sing around this area and you are always aware of an invisible poison in the air, even if levels are safe enough that humans can spend prolonged amounts of time there without adverse health risks. There are areas where this radiation is still high though, certain metal objects and vehicles that were exposed during the accident, some buildings and most noticeable, vast pools of moss which unlike the leaves on the trees, endure the cold winters and hot summers.” – Darren Nisbett

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