The Hiroshima Panels began to be released by husband-and-wife artists Iri and Toshi Maruki from 1950 when no clear information was given about the devastation by the atomic bomb, and the censorship by the occupation forces still remained. Iri and Toshi who witnessed tragic sight just after the atomic bombing started to create works collaboratively to inform the fact of the atomic bomb. The Hiroshima Panels that gave a great impact on those who did not know the facts eventually became a symbolic presence of the anti war / peace movements and anti-nuclear movement through touring exhibitions in Japan. Especially, “Talking” in front of the pictures, which was practiced intentionally in the touring exhibition, created a space to share the misery of the war with stirring the imagination of the viewers. We could say that the existence of Hiroshima Panels shew the significance that an art work could be a tool of social movements. It also gives great suggestions to the social role of art to tackle the current international problems such as nuclear weapons and wars.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.