Posts Tagged ‘Nagasaki’
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
“We cannot listen to the voices that vanished near the hypocenter.
No matter how many testimonies I gather, a blank will remain.”
-Masahito Hirose
Today I received the sad news that Mr. Masahito Hirose passed away, two months before his 86th birthday. I photographed Mr. Hirose on my second trip to Nagasaki. He was 15 years old when the atomic bomb destroyed the city. He didn’t sustain any external injuries from the blast but suffered from cancer.
After the H-Bomb test on Bikini Atoll in 1954, Mr. Hirose devoted his life to collecting the testimonies of other hibaksuha (atomic bomb survivors). While recording the stories it allowed him to confront his own tragic experiences.
Mr. Hirose spoke fluent English so he was one of the few hibakusha I was able to speak with directly. His language skills were important because he was one of the first to translate the hibakusha’s testimony into English. When I first read about him I immiediately asked if I could meet him. I have always been grateful for his honesty and time.
He will be missed but never forgotten.
Tags: From Above, Hibakusha, Masahito Hirose, Nagasaki
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
..January 2016.. ..New York..
Some holiday cards from Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden and Rotterdam that I received from survivors I photographed for the From Above project.
Tags: Dresden, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Rotterdam
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Thursday, September 10th, 2015
..September 2015.. ..Usti nad Labem..
An article about the From Above exhibition featuring portraits of atomic bomb and WWII firebombing survivors at the Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. The exhibitions runs until January 17th, 2016.
http://ustecky.denik.cz/kultura_region/muzeum-priblizuje-osudy-hibakusa-20150819.html
From Above
August 19, 2015-January 17, 2016
Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem
Masarykova 1000/3
A small amount of limited edition From Above books are still available at PhotoEye.com:
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2
It’s a limited edition so once these copies are sold there will not be any more available.
Tags: Coventry Blitz, Dresden firebombings February 13 1945, Exhibition, Exhibition Review, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Nagasaki, Rotterdam, Usti nad Labem, Wielun
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
..August 2015.. ..Usti nad Labem..
Some photos from the opening of From Above exhibition poster at the Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors and WWII fire bombing survivors. Thank you to the museum staff for sending over these. I regret not being able to attend the exhibition but am extremely thankful of everyone’s effort in the Czech Republic for hosting this exhibition.
From Above will be exhibited for 5 months. This is the longest From Above exhibit so far.
From Above
August 19, 2015-January 17, 2016
Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem
Masarykova 1000/3
www.muzeumusti.cz
There are also about 10 remaining From Above books so if you’re interested it can be bough exclusively from this link. It’s a limited edition so once these copies are sold there will not be any more available.
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=I1040&i&i2
Tags: Dresden firebombings February 13 1945, Exhibition, Exhibition Installation, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Nagasaki, Usti nad Labem
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
..August 2015.. ..Usti nad Labem..
From Above exhibition poster at the Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors and WWII fire bombing survivors.
August 19, 2015-January 17, 2016
Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem
Masarykova 1000/3
www.muzeumusti.cz
Tags: Dresden firebombings February 13 1945, Exhibition, Exhibition Poster, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Muzeum mesta Usti nad Labem, Nagasaki, Tokyo Fire Bombings, Usti nad Labem
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Thursday, August 20th, 2015
..July 2015..
A recent From Above exhibition featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors.
Tags: Exhibition, Exhibition Installation, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
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Saturday, August 1st, 2015
..July 2015.. ..New York..
Preparing prints for the upcoming From Above photo exhibitions featuring portraits of atomic bomb survivors and firebombing survivors from WWII.
VID 28280511 094520 from Paule Saviano on Vimeo.
Tags: Exhibition, Exhibition Installation, From Above, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Hisayo Kimura, Nagasaki, Sueichi Kido
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