Ascension
During World War II and the Cold War, there were ordinance manufacturing and Uranium processing operations in an area just west of Saint Louis. Following decades of remediation efforts due to the resulting contamination, a 41-acre engineered disposal cell was built on top of the site’s waste in order to contain it. This disposal cell at the Weldon Spring Site is a 75 foot tall rock-covered structure, with a publicly accessible staircase and path to a viewing platform at its highest point. In this image, the staircase rises to a crest near the top of the cell and against the night sky, almost appearing as an infinite staircase ascending into the cosmos. Exposing for about an hour revealed star trails due to the rotation of the earth and also the path of a busy runway approach to a nearby airport.
This image is being printed as an Open Edition.
For details about our print products and other general information about purchasing our artwork, please see here.
During World War II and the Cold War, there were ordinance manufacturing and Uranium processing operations in an area just west of Saint Louis. Following decades of remediation efforts due to the resulting contamination, a 41-acre engineered disposal cell was built on top of the site’s waste in order to contain it. This disposal cell at the Weldon Spring Site is a 75 foot tall rock-covered structure, with a publicly accessible staircase and path to a viewing platform at its highest point. In this image, the staircase rises to a crest near the top of the cell and against the night sky, almost appearing as an infinite staircase ascending into the cosmos. Exposing for about an hour revealed star trails due to the rotation of the earth and also the path of a busy runway approach to a nearby airport.
This image is being printed as an Open Edition.
For details about our print products and other general information about purchasing our artwork, please see here.
During World War II and the Cold War, there were ordinance manufacturing and Uranium processing operations in an area just west of Saint Louis. Following decades of remediation efforts due to the resulting contamination, a 41-acre engineered disposal cell was built on top of the site’s waste in order to contain it. This disposal cell at the Weldon Spring Site is a 75 foot tall rock-covered structure, with a publicly accessible staircase and path to a viewing platform at its highest point. In this image, the staircase rises to a crest near the top of the cell and against the night sky, almost appearing as an infinite staircase ascending into the cosmos. Exposing for about an hour revealed star trails due to the rotation of the earth and also the path of a busy runway approach to a nearby airport.
This image is being printed as an Open Edition.
For details about our print products and other general information about purchasing our artwork, please see here.