Radiant Chaos

• Photographer
  Brad Carlile
• Technical Info
  Various
• Photo Date
  2024

We're tightly packed on a beach with fireworks exploding all around. Each year in America, over 300 million pounds of fireworks are set off, with 90% being ignited by amateurs. That's about one pound per person in the U.S. The chaos is both dangerous and exciting. These asymmetrical amateur explosions create a seductive and beautiful ephemeral mix of color, light, and energy. Are these explosions of destruction or bursts of possibilities? What do they reveal about your perceptions and projections in these divisive times?

Brad Carlile is a photographer that lives in Portland Oregon. He has exhibited at MoMA Rio de Janeiro (collection), Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (collection), Guatemala, Germany, Austria, and over 60 shows in the USA. His 2011 solo show was chosen as Portland’s best art photography show for the year.