reflecT-ion
after entering the 140,000 i discovered that the actual number of people killed in the first bomb was 70,000 in the first few kms of the center. the numbers doubled after a few days. but the initial number stands around the 70 000 mark. when this number is transcribed into physicality, its astonishing. what does 70 000 represent? what can we compare 70 000 to? 70 000 what.... what. the printer took forever to print out the 70 000(2' x 2') and the 70 000(2' x 5'6")....a standing vertical human.a horizontal human.how about humans being integrated into the earth? from standing....slowly moving down...or negative verticality.... each person is approximately 4-6 pounds of ash. 5 times 70 000 = 350 000 pounds of ash. what does that weigh? how can we fathom that.these figures must equate to something architectural. the complexity is apparent. what is present?unpleasant. doubtful.from the bad, good must transpire. hope.
MR. SAWACHIKA : ....I was in my office. I had just entered the room
and said "Good morning." to colleagues and I was about to
approach my desk when outside it suddenly turned bright red. I
felt very hot on my cheeks....As soon as I cried, I felt weightless as if I were an
astronaut....I went to the windows to find out where the bombing had taken
place. And I saw the mushroom cloud over the gas company. The
sound and shock somehow suggested that the bomb had been dropped
right over the gas company. I still had no idea what had
happened. And I kept looking towards the gas company....As they came to us,
they held their hands aloft. They looked like they were ghosts....It's a sad reality that the smell human beings produce when they are burned is the same as that of the dried squid when
it is grilled. The squid - we like so much to eat. It was a
strange feeling, a feeling that I had never had before. I can
still remember that smell quite clearly....
INTERVIEWER : How many patients did you treat on August 6?
ANSWER : Well, at least 2 or 3 thousands on that very day if you
include those patients whom I gave all directions to. I felt
that as if once that day started, it never ended. I had to keep
on and on treating the patients forever. It was the longest day
of my life....
I learned that the nuclearweapons which gnaw the minds and bodies of human beings shouldnever be used. Even the slightest idea using nuclear arms shouldbe completely exterminated the minds of human beings. Otherwise,we will repeat the same tragedy. And we will never stop beingashamed of ourselves.
Ode to the sun.
Ok. So its sunny and getting a tad warmer out there. finally. althougth i was getting used to the cold. not sure it really matters though, since i will be in studio for the next few weeks. and then other school work will have to get finished after that. the warmer it gets the more difficult it will be to work. so i am here on a sunday afternoon, getting ready to accomplish a few things. i will go over the idea i now have for my project as of monday, march 14th at 230pm.this time stuck with me, because i explained the ideas that are formulating to a fellow classmate as it being the idea that came about at that time and date....perhaps it was a sort of turing point. lets hope that. i have been reflecting into the direction of my ultra morbid type of project. althougth it was going the way i desired. or so i thought. i will incorporate hope. lets see where it goes. ....
- map out 140 000, 2 x 6
- map out 140 000, 2 x 2
- map out 140 000, 4-6 pounds
- print closer map of hiroshima
- print closer map of wendover
lets give it a go...
. t minus 1 month
As of today there is one month left of my studio class. I've created this blog in order to track the action that I will be experiencing in the next few weeks. There is alot of work to be done and I'm sure nobody wants to miss a moment of it!....Well, I almost wish I could!
So sit back and enjoy as I record the ups and many downs I am sure to experience.
the dakotas..
shoshone california.
facts.
Wendover, Utah
pop. 1604lat. 40.736long. 114.021elevation. 4885'-location of the hanger that housed the plane that took the bomb over to Japan-atomic bomb called "little boy" dropped onto Hiroshima, Japan by the Enola Gay at 8:15am, August 6th, 1945: the world's first atomic bomb.-code name "Manhattan Project"-Salton sea used for bombing practice-President gave the project the green light August 5th-Einstein's letter re: using uranium as a new source of energy-Germany decided in 1942 not to build a bomb.-Secret Place: Los Alamos, New Mexico 1943-Kyoto was never bombed, although top on the list, but was saved because it is a cultural hub-The bomb was thought to have:- saved American lives
- shortened the war
