On January 5th, we volunteered at SF Camerawork on Katsushige Nakahashi's photo sculpture project. He photographed a model Kaitien (a one-man armed torpedo) using a macro lens. He ended up with 20,000 photographs which volunteers taped together to make a lifesize representation. It was massive!
We were taping together the photos when an 83 year old Navy veteran came into the gallery to say he had witnessed the first use of the Kiatien. At the time of the attack he thought that a nearby ship had been hit by a submarine attack. It wasn't until 30 years after the war that he found out about the Kaitens. It was a cool moment to see how this exhibit spurred memories for this gentleman. The exhibit opens tomorrow from 5 - 8 p.m. with a reception with the artist. Come and check it out!
-- A & B
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