전쟁의 기억과 평화실천 -＜원폭도>를 중심으로-

Abstract

The Hiroshima Panels began to be released by husband-and-wife artists Iri and Toshi Maruki from 1950 when no clear information was given about the devastation by the atomic bomb, and the censorship by the occupation forces still remained. Iri and Toshi who witnessed tragic sight just after the atomic bombing started to create works collaboratively to inform the fact of the atomic bomb. The Hiroshima Panels that gave a great impact on those who did not know the facts eventually became a symbolic presence of the anti war / peace movements and anti-nuclear movement through touring exhibitions in Japan. Especially, “Talking” in front of the pictures, which was practiced intentionally in the touring exhibition, created a space to share the misery of the war with stirring the imagination of the viewers. We could say that the existence of Hiroshima Panels shew the significance that an art work could be a tool of social movements. It also gives great suggestions to the social role of art to tackle the current international problems such as nuclear weapons and wars.