Uranium Fever, documents the long-term repercussions of the Cold War uranium rush on Elliot Lake, Ontario, the once “uranium capital of the world”. Resting upon over 100 million tons of uranium mining waste, the region has experienced loss of wildlife, major reduction of fish populations, contaminated soil and water, and homes built upon radioactive soil procured from the mines. Mirroring the practice of 19th century colonial survey photography, Uranium Fever documents the consequences of uranium mining using the same style of image-making used to justify colonial industrialism in Canada.
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