Oppenheimer: A Race Against Time

“Who controls the speed of discovery, and what happens when knowledge outpaces caution?”
Oppenheimer’s story lives inside that very question.

“Oppenheimer: A Race Against Time” explores the urgency, pressure, and intense acceleration of scientific innovation during World War II. Through layered paper elements, archival diagrams, atomic models, and symbolic timepieces, this mixed media collage captures the frantic momentum that propelled the Manhattan Project forward.

Here, Oppenheimer is seen not just as a physicist but as a man caught in a countdown, navigating breakthroughs that forever altered the world. The collage weaves together imagery of uranium and plutonium research, scientific collaboration, and the relentless push toward 1945, inviting viewers to reflect on how quickly discovery can reshape history.

This piece examines the tension between progress and consequence, reminding us that scientific genius often unfolds in moments where time feels both urgent and unforgiving.