SHIRO KURO (WHITE BLACK)

10 photos

Constructed from cheesecloth stiffened with rabbit skin glue , burned, and collaged with original diary entries and scrap paper, these wall pieces address the ravages of war and other human calamities. Cheesecloth wrapped the napalm gel used in the Allied bombs dropped on Japanese cities during WWII. 

 

 

Red Hat Open Gallery | Artist Spotlight on Chieko Murasugi

3-min video about the Shiro Kuro series

 

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