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A ceramic homage to Japan’s tsunami victims
Sep08

A ceramic homage to Japan’s tsunami victims

  Kensuke Nakata has created thousands of ceramic cherry blossom petals in order to remember and raise awareness of people who suffered as a result of the tsunami disaster 2011 by celebrating their remarkable sense of stoicism. Japanese Stoicism, by Kensuke Nakata, is at Daiwa Foundation Japan House 8 September-18 September 2014. Impressed by their attitudes in dealing to overcome severe hardship and disruption to their lives,...

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Handkerchiefs from Tohoku children
Feb11

Handkerchiefs from Tohoku children

Yasashii Hankachi: Gentle Heart Project / Handkerchiefs for Tohoku Children, at the Daiwa Foundation Japan House galleries, is a creative response by children and collaborative designers in Japan to the devastation left by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku (northeast) area of Japan, in which more than 18,000 people lost their lives and many more faced the difficulties of being relocated, leaving a strong impact on local...

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