Janos Enyedi Chernobyl/PripyatAs part of an October, 2007 trip to Ukraine under the auspices of the US Department of State Art In Embassies Program, I was afforded the rare opportunity

Janos EnyediChernobyl/Pripyat

ChernobylAs part of an October, 2007 trip to Ukraine under the auspices of theUS Department of State Art In Embassies Program, I was afforded therare opportunity to visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. It is the site ofthe worst Nuclear disaster in history. In the early morning hours of April26, 1986, a massive explosion and fire occurred in Reactor #4,spreading toxic levels of radiation over a wide area.

PripyatAlso, immediately affected was the adjacent city of Pripyat (nowknown as Dead Town). At the time of the accident it housed 44,000plant workers and their families. It was abandoned overnight.

Built in 1970, it was essentially a self-contained city, completewith schools, a hospital, cultural center, restaurant and cafes,hotel and even a newly-constructed Amusement Park. The parkwas scheduled to open on May Day 1986. No one ever rode onthe rides.

The most compelling aspect of Chernobyl is how “normal” it allappears. Catfish teem in the reactor cooling channels and appletrees are loaded with fruit - all of it deadly and the generalradiation levels remain dangerously high.

What is striking about Pripyat is the overwhelming silence.

All images are printed on archival paper using archival inks. All imagesdimensions are unframed. All images are copyright Janos Enyedi,Furnace Road Studio.

1. Abandoned Worker Housing,Main Street, Pripyat 2007 Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 12.5” L. 11” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 26.5” L. 24” Edition: 10

Large Scale: H. 40” L. 36” Edition: 3

2. Phone Booth, Main Street, Pripyat 2007Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 15.5” L. 11” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 25.5” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 56.25” L. 40” Edition: 3

3. Pripyat University, Pripyat 2007 DigitalPrint

Small Scale: H. 16” L. 11” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 24” Edition: 10


4. Neon Sign, Pripyat University, Pripyat2007 Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 14.25” L. 11” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 24” Edition: 10


5. Grand Plaza, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 15.25” Edition: 25

Medium Scale: H. 27.25” L. 38” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 40” L. 55.5” Edition: 3

6. Hotel Polissia, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 38” Edition: 10


7. Restaurant, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 10.75” L. 16.5” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 25.5” L. 38” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 38.75” L. 60” Edition: 3

8. Cultural Center (Detail), Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 38” Edition: 10


9. Fire Escape,Cultural Center (Detail), Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 10.5” L. 16.5” Edition: 25Medium Scale: H. 24.5” L. 38” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 38.75” L. 60” Edition: 3

10. Forbidden Fruit, Stage Door Patio, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 12.5” L. 13” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 24.5” Edition: 10

Large Scale: H. 41.25” L. 40” Edition: 3

11. Party Room Mural, Cultural Center, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 5.25” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 11.5” L. 36” Edition: 10


12. Doll, Stage Door Patio, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


13. May Day Decorations, Prop Room #2, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


14. Prop Room, Detail, Pripyat,2007 Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 16.5” L. 11” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 24” Edition: 10


15. Ferris Wheel, Pripyat,2007 Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 14.25” L. 11” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 27.5” Edition: 10


16. Ferris Wheel (Detail), Pripyat,2007 Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


17. Ferris Wheel Car, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 16.5” L. 10.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 22.5” Edition: 10

Large Scale: H. 60” L. 37.5” Edition: 3

18. Boat Swing Ride (Detail), Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 9” L. 16.5” Edition: 25

Medium Scale: H. 20” L. 36” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 35.5” L. 60” Edition: 3

19. Boat, Amusement Park, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 9” L. 16.5” Edition: 25

Medium Scale: H. 20” L. 36” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 35.5” L. 60” Edition: 3

20. TILT-O-WHIRL, Amusement Park, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 7.5” L. 16.5” Edition: 25

Medium Scale: H. 16.5” L. 36” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 27.75” L. 60” Edition: 3

21. Memento - TILT-O-WHIRL, Amusement Park, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 6.25” L. 16.5” Edition: 25

Medium Scale: H. 13.75” L. 36” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 23” L. 60” Edition: 3

22. Bumper Car Ride, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


23. Bumper Car Ride (Detail #1), Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10






26. Bumper Car Ride (Detail #4), Pripyat,2007 Digital Print

Small Scale: H. 16.5” L. 11” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 36” L. 24” Edition: 10


27. Wall Decoration (Bubbles), Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 9” L. 16.5” Edition: 25

Medium Scale: H. 19.5” L. 36” Edition: 10Large Scale: H. 32.5” L. 60” Edition: 3

28. Vole, Path to the Boat House 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


29. Boat House Window #1, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


30. Boat House Window #2, Pripyat, 2007 Digital PrintSmall Scale: H. 11” L. 16.5” Edition: 25 Medium Scale: H. 24” L. 36” Edition: 10


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Janos Enyedi Chernobyl/PripyatAs part of an October, 2007 trip to Ukraine under the auspices of the US Department of State Art In Embassies Program, I was afforded the rare opportunity