Particles and Half-Lives: Hanford through the eyes of artists and poets

The opening reception for the latest installation of Particles on the Wall took place on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
The program provided a unique opportunity to hear from artists, poets, and scientists who have been inspired to create a wide variety of art about Hanford. From poetry readings to discussions on the inspirations for their art and their impressions on Hanford, the panel of artists shed a new and interesting light on the site that created the bomb dropped on Nagasaki and is now the most contaminated place in the Western Hemisphere.

Nick Thorp

• Program Introduction

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Nancy and Dianne Dickeman

• Short history of Particles on the Wall
• Dianne discusses Columbia River Near Hanford, Late Afternoon
• Nancy reads Trigger Mechanics

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Steve Gilbert

• Short discussion of Washington's nuclear history
• Steve reads My Father Dying by William Witherup

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Colleen Clement

• Colleen discusses her series Secret Layers

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Kathleen Flenniken

• Kathleen reads Bedroom Community and Richland Dock 1966

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Gail Grinnell

• Gail talks about her parents working at Hanford.

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Tom Buchanan

• Tom reads Reaching the Columbia and Hanford Burial Explosions

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Mike Bristow

• Mike discusses Trails of Tears

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Jane Roop

• Jane's daughter reads North Richland Childhood

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Janice Camp

• Janice discusses Site W

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Laura Feldman

• Laura discusses Site W

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Sandy Hankins

• Sandy reads Baker of Pies by Bill Witherup

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