The decision to explode two atomic bombs over a civil population will remain unanswered from the annals of history. Yet the consequences of August, 6th 1945 has demonstrated that for those who lost their lives in this act of war have since tamed the mere use of a soulless device for six decades..
Hiroshima in 2005 is the centre of reason. A place where individuals may ponder in retrospect.. In 2002, I had the opportunity to visit Japan on an Artist residency and I had anticipated visiting the city of Hiroshima for this very purpose. But financial restraints made it impossible. Although my fellow colleague did visit Hiroshima, I was grateful that a request for pencil rubbing from ruins be made. And these plates are the focal point to the book project.
These etchings I incorporated in a handmade book called, "Hiroshima". Constructed in Japan and made with washi. The term, washi means handmade Japanese paper. The covers of the book were designed by Christina Linderberg and placed within the folds of the washi were the plates of the actual pencil rubbing.
Modified for the Hiroshima project, 2005, a stand with the use of bamboo rods supports the book and the centre spread includes printed graphic plates of Japan�s national symbol and a photograph of the atomic bomb, named �little boy�. |
