triptych 06-08-45

private collection, Nelson New Zealand

1500 x 800
Dip-dyeing, painting, stitching, wrapping, binding;
silk Duppion, silk thread, card, direct dyes

What is portrayed here is the simultaneous death and birth of a nation. On August 6 1945 Japan died to its traditional past and was forced into the modern era - a transition it has made with amazing alacrity and success.

©miriam louisa simons