Interview conducted with retired Submariner Alan Jones, March 7 2016, Plymouth. In particular Jones recounts a sonic incident that took place in 1983 when he was working aboard the HMS Splendid, a Swiftsure class nuclear powered hunter killer submarine. Material Nuclear Culture is a group exhibition exploring the material traces and cultural legacy of nuclear powered submarines in the UK, within the international discourse of deep time aesthetics and memory.
Produced by KARST and Arts Catalyst, curated by Ele Carpenter with support from: Arts Council England, Goldsmiths College University of London, University of Westminster, Sasakawa Foundation, and Bildmuseet Sweden. The research and development of the exhibition was also supported by AHRC, npo S-Air and the Daiwa Foundation.