Panasonic Pavilion
Hanshin Art Project Exhibit
GEORGES ROUSSE
When I saw the images of the Kobe earthquake, I personally experienced this tragic event. "I want to participate in some part of this dramatic story." I thought that I would like to go to Japan to visit this city, meet the people, and work in the devastated region. A photograph records a message via light. What I want to communicate through this program is the existence of light, and the optimism that is born anew from the midst of ruins. The unlimited potential with which humans are endowed is depicted in the images, in the photographs, in the light.

Georges Rousse 000

Creative Process
fig.1 He was assisted by many volunteers during this project. After hearing an explanation of the concept of the work, they began drawing and painting. It was a new departure for Rousse.
In recent work, he uses a dynamic method involving cutting hair and bringing out the depths of the space. Although a bit perplexed by this method which differs from his normal works, a space which satisfies Rousse is created. fig.1
fig.1 With it fixed firmly in place, it was impossible to move the camera from the beginning to the end of the creative process. He constantly checked the drawing to make sure it was disordered.
The painting work, which is the biggest part of the creative process, is extremely difficult. In order to create a uniform painted surface, it is painted over and over many times. fig.1
fig.1 He took the pictures surprisingly quietly and calmly, compared with the creative work. The exposed film was taken to the photo lab immediately so that Rousse could check it himself the same day.




Hanshin Art Project

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Aomi Okabe^Hitoshi yamazaki^Koichi Kawasaki^Yasuyuki Nakai^Yoshitaro Sakaue^Son chokuo^Shuichi Mukai^Jun Ishii^Kazuhide Miyata^Junko Minashima^Kunio Hamada^Toru Momo^Akiko Okano^Kenzo Kitabatake^Yasuo Hata^Kuyama Takashi^Masao Kihara^Toshiko Hashimoto^Saya Mizuno^Akira Koyama^Akihiko Morishita^Megumi Kitagawa^Yasuko Nakanishi^Ayumi Ishiguro^Sumiko Kumagaya

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Kazuko Hashimoto^Nobuo Asada^Yasuko Kotani^Yasuharu Nakajima^Yoshinobu Nakagawa^Kazuto Abe^Rie Suetsuki^Hideki Nakamura^Mutsumi Yamamoto^Miyo Yoshimoto^Hiroshi Nishino^Maiko Utsumi^Rika Katayama^Yoshiko Fujita^Emi Yasuda^Yoshie Omori^Yukiko Uema^Tamaki Motoki^Tomoko Aota^Yoshiki Sato^Ikuya Ashida^Kazuyo Hashimoto^Yui Okano^Daisaku Osu^Yoshinaga Murayama^Yuko Onishi^Yusuke Mamiya^Noe Miyamoto^Yumi Fujieda^Tomoko Tsuji^Yosie Hiura^Yumiko Ito^Takashi Sugimoto^Kumi Adachi^Jun Hirayoshi^Mikiko Ota^Senako Miyanaga^Hanae Iwasaki^Yuri Miyahara^Reiko Moritomo^Yuko Kawano^Mayumi Goto^Chieko Kinoshita^Rieko Toda^Toshiyasu Sakae


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