“Trace” — Cameraless Records of Radioactive Contamination.

“Trace” — Cameraless Records of Radioactive Contamination.


A photograph can be created by other forms of electromagnetic radiation besides visible light. Both visible light and radiation are similar forms of energy, they just travel in different wavelengths. As an artist who uses cameraless processes, I want to capture the current state of Japan in a more direct and physical way, using photo-sensitive materials, and expose the paper directly with traces of radiation.

Shimpei Takeda is using cameraless photography to document the radiation levels in Japan. This is pretty incredible.