Phyllis Rodin introduces the Hiroshima kiri paintings

Phyllis Rodin, turning 94 this year,
introduces her collection of Japanese kiri paintings
in these 9 short videos filmed on Valentine's Day 2008.
After many months bedside working with trauma victims at the hospital in Hiroshima, and in honor and gratitude for her work in the city, the people of Hiroshima presented Phyllis with a number of these incredible kir-i cloth paintings. . Phyllis was in Hiroshima in the mid 1960s, listening and spending time with patients, helping them deal with their flashbacks from twenty years earlier. With this precious collection of kiri paintings, Phyllis has toured many cities and countries raising awareness of the dangers of nuclear devastation and war and the alternative of Peace through Beauty. The collection is available for exhibition and other venues continue to be actively sought.
These videos can also be viewed on a cxsilvergallery playlist on Youtube.
For a gallery of selected images of the kiri painting collection, click here.

Phyllis Rodin introduces the Japanese kiri painting collection, 1st of 8 videos
(23 seconds, duration)

Phyllis Rodin introduces the Japanese kiri painting collection, 2nd of 8 videos
(38 seconds, duration)

Phyllis Rodin discusses the kiri painting technique taught to the young women by Ataki-san.
3rd of 8 videos, (2.5 minutes, duration)

Phyllis Rodin introduces kiri painting of Hiroshima at Night, 4th of 8 videos (39 seconds, duration)

Phyllis Rodin on the wreckage at Hiroshima, 5th of 8 videos (1 minute duration)

Phyllis Rodin on the Hiroshima dome that survived at Ground Zero, 6th of 8 videos (2 minutes duration)

Phyllis Rodin introduces the Japanese kiri painting collection, 7th of 8 videos (27 seconds duration)

Phyllis Rodin introduces the Japanese kiri painting collection, 8th of 8 videos (35 seconds duration)

The Japanese kir-i painting collection of Phyllis Rodin is on view through March 2008at the C.X. Silver Gallery,
814 Western Avenue, West Brattleboro, Vermont (VT Route 9, 1 mile west of I-91 Exit 2, on the left)
These are works done in Hiroshima's aftermath by surviving young women of the Hiroshima Commercial High School.
Kiri, in Japanese, means 'to cut' and refers to the snipping of cloth,
the pieces then separated by color to be then used as a palette to be applied with rice glue.
The collection is available for exhibition and other venues continue to be actively sought.
Contact Adam Silver for further information, (802) 257-7898, ext. 1.

For a gallery of selected images of the kiri painting collection, click here.
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