Japanese artist in Germany to show film on A-bombed roof tiles in Hiroshima and Münster to appeal for peace
Jul. 17, 2015
by Kyoko Shinmoto, Staff Writer
Hiroshima University in the city of Higashihiroshima, and the University of Münster in Münster, Germany, will each hold an exhibition with a film which uses A-bombed roof tiles on August 6, the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In her film, Satomi Edo, an artist based in Germany who reflects on Hiroshima’s past, expresses the desire for peace. The film will start at 8:15 a.m., the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and will run continuously for 70 hours.
The title of the project is “Recognition of History (Rekishi no Shiko -- Hiroshima).” The project was planned by the University of Münster and the film featuring A-bombed roof tiles was created by Ms. Edo, an installation artist.
In the film, which runs seven minutes, six A-bombed roof tiles are haphazardly placed on a desk, and Ms. Edo piles these roof tiles and small stones collected in Münster on top of one another. Each time they fall, Ms. Edo piles the roof tiles and stones back up again. In the background, the names and locations of about a thousand nuclear tests that the United States carried out between 1945 and 1992 are projected. During the exhibition, an explanation of the project will be given in the interval, and the film will be shown continuously on a monitor for a total of 70 hours.
Hiroshima University will show the film at the Administration Bureau building and the Central Library in Higashihiroshima, and in the entrance lobby of the Higashisenda school building in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. The University of Münster will open its exhibition with Ms. Edo piling up the stones in person.
The A-bombed roof tiles were sent to the University of Münster by a students’ organization in 2012 as part of Hiroshima University’s activities to send the roof tiles to universities throughout the world which supported the reconstruction of Hiroshima from the devastation caused by the atomic bomb. Rebun Kayo, 37, the leader of the students’ organization and a third-year student in the doctoral program at Hiroshima University’s Graduate School for Biomedical & Health Sciences, said, “We sent the roof tiles with the hope that they would persuade people to pay tribute to the A-bomb victims. I hope that they will be of some help for peace education. This project has significant meaning.”
(Originally published on July 8, 2015)
Hiroshima University in the city of Higashihiroshima, and the University of Münster in Münster, Germany, will each hold an exhibition with a film which uses A-bombed roof tiles on August 6, the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In her film, Satomi Edo, an artist based in Germany who reflects on Hiroshima’s past, expresses the desire for peace. The film will start at 8:15 a.m., the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and will run continuously for 70 hours.
The title of the project is “Recognition of History (Rekishi no Shiko -- Hiroshima).” The project was planned by the University of Münster and the film featuring A-bombed roof tiles was created by Ms. Edo, an installation artist.
In the film, which runs seven minutes, six A-bombed roof tiles are haphazardly placed on a desk, and Ms. Edo piles these roof tiles and small stones collected in Münster on top of one another. Each time they fall, Ms. Edo piles the roof tiles and stones back up again. In the background, the names and locations of about a thousand nuclear tests that the United States carried out between 1945 and 1992 are projected. During the exhibition, an explanation of the project will be given in the interval, and the film will be shown continuously on a monitor for a total of 70 hours.
Hiroshima University will show the film at the Administration Bureau building and the Central Library in Higashihiroshima, and in the entrance lobby of the Higashisenda school building in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. The University of Münster will open its exhibition with Ms. Edo piling up the stones in person.
The A-bombed roof tiles were sent to the University of Münster by a students’ organization in 2012 as part of Hiroshima University’s activities to send the roof tiles to universities throughout the world which supported the reconstruction of Hiroshima from the devastation caused by the atomic bomb. Rebun Kayo, 37, the leader of the students’ organization and a third-year student in the doctoral program at Hiroshima University’s Graduate School for Biomedical & Health Sciences, said, “We sent the roof tiles with the hope that they would persuade people to pay tribute to the A-bomb victims. I hope that they will be of some help for peace education. This project has significant meaning.”
(Originally published on July 8, 2015)
