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UPCOMING CHARITY EVENT!
On the 21st March we will be having a silent art auction at FlatPlanet in aid of setting up a respite residency for young Japanese artists, affected by the 3/11 earthquake and nuclear crisis last year. More information on the invite below or you can check out the facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/402560873094748/. We look forward to seeing you there!
BBC Documentary
Finally some insight into the Fukushima crisis from the British media!! Please check out this documentary that the BBC broadcasted this Thursday. It is available until the 9th April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cpd2m/This_World_Inside_the_Meltdown/
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International investigative documentary series. When a tsunami struck Japan in 2011, it swamped the Fukushima nuclear complex causing nuclear meltdown and releasing radiation that ultimately would leave hundreds of square miles uninhabitable, and cost a hundred thousand people their homes.
With unique footage and powerful eyewitness testimony from key figures in the drama - the engineers in the plant, firemen, soldiers, pilots, tsunami survivors, the Japanese prime minister and even the MD of the company operating the plant - Inside the Meltdown reveals what really happened in the extraordinary days after the tsunami as a disaster unfolded that Japan's nuclear industry said would never happen.
It tells the story of workers inside the plant's pitch-dark, radio-active reactor buildings desperately trying to stop reactors exploding as radiation levels rose inexorably. 'In the control room people were saying we were finished,' says one. 'They were saying it quietly but they were saying it.' It meets the helicopter pilots who desperately dropped water from above the radioactive cores, and the firemen who braved radiation to spray water onto melting nuclear fuel. 'We chose all the over 40s', their chief tells the programme. 'These were the guys who were not going to be having any more children.'
Inside the Meltdown also reveals the tensions between the plant's owners and an increasingly distrustful Japanese prime minister, struggling to get at the truth of what was happening, fearful the owners planned to abandon the plant. He reveals his experts at one point warned he might need to evacuate vast areas of Japan, even the capital Tokyo. 'That first week, we walked a razor thin line,' he tells This World."
With unique footage and powerful eyewitness testimony from key figures in the drama - the engineers in the plant, firemen, soldiers, pilots, tsunami survivors, the Japanese prime minister and even the MD of the company operating the plant - Inside the Meltdown reveals what really happened in the extraordinary days after the tsunami as a disaster unfolded that Japan's nuclear industry said would never happen.
It tells the story of workers inside the plant's pitch-dark, radio-active reactor buildings desperately trying to stop reactors exploding as radiation levels rose inexorably. 'In the control room people were saying we were finished,' says one. 'They were saying it quietly but they were saying it.' It meets the helicopter pilots who desperately dropped water from above the radioactive cores, and the firemen who braved radiation to spray water onto melting nuclear fuel. 'We chose all the over 40s', their chief tells the programme. 'These were the guys who were not going to be having any more children.'
Inside the Meltdown also reveals the tensions between the plant's owners and an increasingly distrustful Japanese prime minister, struggling to get at the truth of what was happening, fearful the owners planned to abandon the plant. He reveals his experts at one point warned he might need to evacuate vast areas of Japan, even the capital Tokyo. 'That first week, we walked a razor thin line,' he tells This World."
573 "disaster related" deaths
Very sad reading. But this is only the beginning.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120204003191.htm
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120204003191.htm
The meltdown and the media
If this is the only hope to find out exactly what is happening now in Fukushima and the rest of the hope for want of a better word... I can only describe things as bleak.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/01/japans-nuclear-crisis
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/01/japans-nuclear-crisis
Back to Budapest!
In November 2011, Kaori Homma returned to Budapest for a solo show at the A38 floating gallery, with support from the Japan Foundation, IPA Foundation
The event was not only a great personal success for Kaori, it also created another opportunity to raise awareness of the ongoing situation in Japan.
Students from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts enthusiastically sold Meridian Line badges to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross.
Thank you to all who helped!
Fukushima = 168 Hiroshima Bombs
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/science/news/20110829-OYT1T01205.htm?from=main5 http://search.independent.co.uk/topic/radiation-fukushima
The Japanese government has very quietly announced that the Fukushima situation is more serious than previously let out, possibly even worse than Chernobyl. I have read a shocking article stating that the caesium 137 released from Fukushima was equivalent to 168 Hiroshima Bombs. And yet the article was small, and matter of fact. Most worringly, I have not heard many reactions to this major news from any friends or family currently living in Japan.
Though the consequences of this information will inevitably, in the long run, be grave, unlike the Hiroshima Bomb, or even the Tsunami of 11th march, the Fukushima nuclear crisis has not been regarded as a news worthy spectacle.
The Japanese government has very quietly announced that the Fukushima situation is more serious than previously let out, possibly even worse than Chernobyl. I have read a shocking article stating that the caesium 137 released from Fukushima was equivalent to 168 Hiroshima Bombs. And yet the article was small, and matter of fact. Most worringly, I have not heard many reactions to this major news from any friends or family currently living in Japan.
Though the consequences of this information will inevitably, in the long run, be grave, unlike the Hiroshima Bomb, or even the Tsunami of 11th march, the Fukushima nuclear crisis has not been regarded as a news worthy spectacle.
B&A+C Exhibition raising 1000,000yen for Children of Tsunami Disaster
In June, at Yokohama City Hall, 40 Japanese artists and 13 artists from the UK, US & France participated in a show to support children of the affected area in Tohoku. The Japanese audience and participating artists were all touched by the concern of artists abroad who donated their works. The money raised will be sent to the area through the children’s charity organisation, World Vision.
日本の作家総勢４０人プラス米英からのアーチスト１３人が参加して, 横浜で行われたＢ＆Ａ＋Ｃ展覧会では１００万を超える義援金が集まりました。
義援金は被災地の子供たちに直接届くようにとの思いをこめて、子供をサポート対象の中心とするチャリテイー団体ＷＯＲＬＤ ＶＩＳＩＯＮを通して送られます。１１月にも、福岡でＢ＆Ａ＋Ｃの第２弾を行う予定です。
Uncertain future
3 months after the disastar, I have heard from my father about the difficulty facing 100 evacuees from Fukushima, who are now housed in a summer camp facility in Okutama, just west of Tokyo.
Though most families are physically safe and settled in the camp, some of the elderly have passed away as the stress took its toll while being evacuated from their own homes. Also, the future for these families is uncertain due to lack of work.
They have now not only lost their homes, businesses, but also their community, their history and personal memories.
They have now not only lost their homes, businesses, but also their community, their history and personal memories.
The Okutama summer camp facility is able to accommodate these people, but the question is for how long? Where do they go from here?
I am simply stunned at this situation knowing that it is only one corner of vast problems facing Japan where nearly 200,000 people have been displaced.
Actions taking place in June
B&A +C
2011年6月20(月)〜26(日)
横浜市民ギャラリー／３階C室 ,Yokohama Citizen's Gallery
〒231-0031 横浜市中区万代町1-1
10- 4pm,（ 初日 3- 6pm） キリスト教関係のアーチスト達がイギリス・アメリカそして日本から、東日本被災地への援助のために、
作品を寄付・出品します。
FairCharm Fair
18-19th June 2011, 12- 6pm
Deptford, Creekside, Faircharm, London, SE8 3DX
Kaori Homma is selling editions and cards at this fair. You can also enjoy many other artists and designers showcasing their works. Live Music, Cafe available. Please see map attached.
Brockley Open Studios
2-3rd July 2011, 2-8pm
4th July 2011, 5-8pm
This is a very special event where you are invited to Kaori Homma's studio/ house/ garden, where previously un-seen works will be on display.You can also visit many other open studios/homes in the area, where you will be able to explore leafy Brockley- London's best kept secret.
Drinks and nibbles available.
アート・オークション・インタビュー（１）
オークションといえども色々な形があり、色々な思いから立ち上げられる中、６つの同じ質問を決め、オーガナイザーの方々にお聞きしています。今回は、本間さんがご一緒に立ち上げたブダペストでのオークションで、オーガナイザーであり作家でもあるナネット・ヴィッソンさんからお話を聞きました。
アート・アクション(以下AA):どのような経由で アートを通して日本への支援を決意されたのでしょうか？過去にファンドレージングをしたご経験が在れば、その詳細も教えてください。
ナネット・ヴィッソン（以下NV): こ のサイレント式のオークションを決めたのは、自発的な理由でした。友人であり、一緒にオーガナイズした本間さんのご家族が被災され、その距離を感じ「何か したい」という気持ちからでした。美術を通して行った理由は、それがわたしたちにとって、道理にかなった方法であり色々な方に理解を得られるからでした。 今までは、展示をオーガナイズしたり、助成金を申し込むとの経験は在りましたが、 チャリティーを行うという目的でオーガナイズしたのは初めてです。
post-interview for the art charity (1)
Conduced interviews with people who have organised charitable fund-raising events for people in Japan - asking them to share their experience, and to see where their motivation comes from. I hope the Q&A will provide evidence of one way in which art can truly impact social issues, not just through abstract ideas but as an impetus in connecting people, and helping those in need.
Art Action (AA):
Art Action (AA):
Why did you decide to work on fund-raising projects for Japan and why you decide to do it through art? *if you have previous experience in fund-raising through art, please include this experience
Nannette Vinson (NA):
The silent auction event was quite spontaneously decided upon. My friend and co-organizer Kaori Homma’s family were directly affected by the tsunami and earthquake.
We were frustrated being far away and feeling helpless to contribute. Using our art to aid in some way made sense to us and we felt others would feel the same way. I have experience organizing exhibitions and grant writing; this was my first experience fundraising.
Thank you
Art makes a difference! YOU made a difference - THANK YOU.
With gratitude and hope,
Kaori Homma and Nannette Vinson
Some more news
I have heard that my father’s church, just west of Tokyo where there is a Christian retreat/summer camp, has accommodated 70 evacuees including the elderly, children and families from the Fukushima area. The families have settled in well and the children have started new schools in this area, with the help of the collaboration between the church and local government.
I also heard from friends that their local churches are pulling their resources together to transport humanitarian supplies and support to various areas in Tohoku. NPO has been set up through the networks of churches in the area in order to communicate the needs of survivors. They have started to collect supplies and are sorting out logistics, run by volunteers.
My artist friend, Rachel Carvosso, is one of the volunteers setting off today from Tokyo to go to the Iwate area. They are transporting supplies of food/women’s sanitary products/ nappies/clothing etc. And they are also giving a foot bath, massage and hair cut service to the evacuees.
Please check of this site http://hopejapan.info/index.php/ja
Student's effort
Byam Shaw's Students set up a post card exhibition for Fund Rasing effort during their final show. A real acheivement!
Byam Shawの学生たちが卒展の会期中にはがき大の作品展を自主運営し義援金を集めました。
Byam Shawの学生たちが卒展の会期中にはがき大の作品展を自主運営し義援金を集めました。
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