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A work-in-progress, 'Yellowcake' weaves together Atomic fictions, lived realities, family history, reclaimed landscapes overrun by desert hares and cake.
'Yellowcake' work-in-progress, HD video 2017 - present
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'Yellowcake' began as documentation of an abandoned film set of the Los Alamos army base constructed for a fictional series about the Manhattan Project.

'Yellowcake' measures the half-lives of Atomic fictions and family histories. It features a large cast of wild hares and a yellow cake.

yel·​low·​cake | \ ˈye-lō-ˌkāk
, ˈye-lə-\
Definition of yellowcake

1. partially refined uranium ore that is often used as an intermediate step in the production of nuclear weapons.

2.(US)
a vanilla-flavored cake having a pale yellow color from the egg yolks and butter in the recipe.
"spread icing over one layer of a yellow cake"