Julian Charrière

Iroojrilik

Julian Charrière

The images of the film "Iroojrilik", taken both on land and at sea, show the effects of the destruction at the same time as the recovery in the environment affected by the atomic bomb tests in Bikini Atoll. The area is still uninhabited - residents were once told that they would only be relocated temporarily. The experiments were supposed to act as a deterrent to the end of all wars. In contrast to the residents, nature seems to offer greater resistance. The ships were gradually taken over by the seaweed underwater and the abandoned bunkers were overgrown with new vegetation. However, the radioactivity remains invisible and the soil will be contaminated for millions of years. The plants growing again here are also radioactive.