Shortly after the Great East Japan Earthquake, 11 years ago, an exhibition of huge watercolor paintings depicting the situation at that time is being held in Kakuda City, Miyagi Prefecture, in order to prevent the weathering of the earthquake.
The exhibition was held to continue to convey the memories and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and about 30 watercolor paintings are on display at the venue, Kakuda City Civic Center.
Of these, the work "Stricken Area Surrounded by Snow" is a huge painting 5.4 meters high and 16.4 meters wide, depicting a ship and driftwood washed ashore, a destroyed building, and the sad appearance of snow falling there. I am.
In addition, 49 children from Kakuda City Nishine Elementary School, which will close at the end of this year, are exhibiting works created with gratitude for the school.
A man in his 60s who visited said, "I saw the work while remembering those days and felt the passage of 11 years. I want children to learn and learn how to protect their lives." I did.
Hiroshige Kagawa, a painter from Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture, who held the exhibition, said, "10 years have passed and the earthquake has become less talked about, but the pain of the victims has changed even after decades. I don't have it, so I want you to look at the picture and think about the victims and victims. "
The exhibition is open until the 13th of this month.