Monday, November 3, 2008

*Hiroshima*

1.) In this picture, you can see the Japan Red Cross Hospital. To me, it looks pretty normal except for the fact that there aren't many people around. It also looks very calm, but dark.There's something about it that makes it look threatening, though ironically, it should give a person the feeling of solitude, and yet it doesn't. Another feeling I get from this picture is the feeling of depression, I can't explain why, but something about the picture of this hospital makes everything seem dark and disturbing.
2.)This picture shows the ruins of a Gas Station Company. As you can see, the damage of the Hiroshima bombing was devastating. It practically brought down the whole building, although leaving some of the building structures standing. This picture makes me feel mentally agitated, and at the same time, terrified. It makes me terrified to imagine the possibility that this could happen again. It also makes me feel agitated because it's pretty hard to imagine the reaction of the people that went through this and the confusion they must have felt.
3.) This pictures shows a victim from the Hiroshima bombing. This picture makes me feel disturbed, yet reliefed that I wasn't there. It's pretty hard to imagine what these people must have gone through and what shocked they were in. This picture also makes me feel disturbed, and I've got to say that the reason for that is pretty explanatory because as you can see, the person in this picture is pretty burned.

4.) This artwork makes me feel a bit frightened, though intrigued. It makes me feel frightened because it seems like some of the people in this picture are severely injured looking for help. Though it makes me feel intrigued to think about where they can possibly be going. It also puzzles me for the fact that each person in this picture looks like they just came back back from the dead.