Pripyat Bumper Cars (Chernobyl)

Pripyat Bumper Cars (Chernobyl)

This photo is clear about the point it wants to bring across. The photo is quite haunting in a sense but is also showing a sliver of hope. First, let's bring some context to the forefront and shed some light on this subject:

These are the bumper cars in located in Pripyat which is just outside of the radioactive town of Chernobyl, this is part of the amusement park that was supposed to open a few days after the disaster but obviously since the meltdown happened back in 1986 it never opened. The framing of this photo is to show the true nature of the disaster that happened as radiation tends to cling to metal and that is what the bumper cars are primarily made of. Nobody can go in as the radiation levels are too high yet this photo makes it seem as if you could just walk up to one and climb in it. It also showcases the fact that nature is repossessing what it once owned over the years. The plants growing through the concrete and other materials around show that nature can reclaim what belongs to it whenever it has an opportunity.

Michael Hopkins

Michael Hopkins