Workshop in Aichi, Japan
2002.9
Seirei Junior High school
2002.9
Seirei Junior High school
In our school festival, each class devises what to do based on the theme of the year.
This year's theme was "peace." Our class discussed for a long time without attaining to a conclusion.
Then, we encountered "Kids Guernica" and agreed to work for it. Reflecting on our vision and message for peace, it took so long for us to end up with a find design of a sketch for our painting.
In our painting, the earth, located in the middle, is surrounded by forty people.
"Forty" stands for the number of the students of our class. Each student drew one figure with crayons with her wish for peace. On the earth of the painting, the title "Hey!Wa "is spelled. In the upper left corner of the painting, beautiful things such as a rainbow and clouds are drawn. And the upper right represents beauty of night.
By contrast, on the lower half, darkness of human beings is expressed through figures hurt by an atomic bomb and image of hearts of people bullied by their companies.
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Participant children:
Saho Ashikaga, Rika Ishii, Misao Itahashi, Chikako Inagaki, Yurie Imai, Ayako Imon,
Sonoko Ohkura, Maiko Kato, Arisa Kano, Akane Kanbara, Shoko Kuwayama, Keiko Kojima,
Sonomi Sakurai, Manami Shinagawa, Chiaki Shimada, Hikaru Shimahara, Hiroko Shirataki,
Miho Suzuki, Mayumi Takemura, Aino Tamura, Madoka Chaya, Aya Tsurui, Emi Naito,
Ayumi Nagashima, Miwako Nakano, Hatsuho Niwa, Hikari Nonoyama, Setsuko Hiraiwa,
Yumi Makino, Yuuri Matsumoto, Shiho Mizutani, Konomi Mizuno, Ayaka Minami, Chika Mori,
Sachi Yamamoto, Anri Yoshioka, Nao Yoshida, Shiori Yoshiyasu, Mika Wakasugi, Laura Ford
Teacher:
Yoshie Sakaguchi
Hiroyuki Umemura