Paintings Made by Hiroshima Survivors

Masahiko Nakata - Bloated Bodies in the River Over Yokogawa Bridge. 1973-4.

Satoshi Yoshimoto - Black Rain: Something Slimy Covered My Body. 1973-4.

The BBC wrote a very short article on an upcoming show in Manchester that will be featuring several pieces made by Hiroshima survivors. These were created about thirty years after the day the bomb was dropped (August 6th, 1945), in the mid 1970's. I think it's really interesting that the artists made them at a much later date- I wonder how having more time to process what happened may have influenced their depiction.

Full article:
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29235538

-Ava Threlkel