tree project

" This tree was the one that we had in a high rise on a window sill overlooking Ground Zero. Well, it's now in the Berkshires :) We planted it last fall, we wrapped it with hay and burlap to brace itself against the snow, we unwrapped it this spring and before we knew it it was filling out with amazing leaves from the ground up. You can see the top of the persimmon as a stick with no leaves. This is how tall it grew before we planted it. Now the leaves are sprouting from the soil level up and it's filling out beautifully!" --- Megan Karlen

This Ginkgo seedling was originally brought to Tokyo at Wako Works of Art for a collector.  The seedling was planted in my hand made elephant foot ceramic pot, however, as soon as it got to Tokyo, it started to get weak. So we decided to replant it in regular pot.  As I left Tokyo, it looked like it was dying. Then, in June 2012, I got a letter from Yukari Hagiwara at Wako Works of Art, letting me know that the Ginkgo that looked like it was dying is now grown so much with many leaves.  I am very happy to know that Yukari took care of it well.

http://www.nyu-apastudies.org/MakingMemorySacred/?p=109 MAKING THE MEMORY SACRED: Art, Human Rights and Community A dialogue on art, public space, community and memorialization hopes to foster a comparative global dialogue between participant artists, designers, scholars and activists around the world to investigate intersections of art, site, human rights, community, and memory. HOW: Participants were initially asked asked to respond to quotes provided by: Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, NYU Hiroshi Sunairi, NYU Steven Zeitlin, Citylore And then to respond to each other’s posts. WHEN: The dialogue is ongoing and organic. WHAT: The curated online dialogue is an interdepartmental effort partnered with the A/P/A Institute at NYU, NYU’s Center for Media, Culture and History/Center for Religion and Media, NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Art and Art Professions and the Asian American Arts Alliance (a4) and a4′s Locating The Sacred Festival. http://www.nyu-apastudies...

Hi Hiroshi! I wanted to show you how tall our boy Chinaberry has become...! He is also quite popular among his friends... --- AVENA GALLAGHER & BABAK RADBOY

砂入さん 先日は、お会いして楽しかったです。 その時の写真と、私が被爆二世の種を発芽させて育てている青桐（被爆三世？）の写真を今朝を撮ったのでおくります。またもう一つは被爆夾竹桃を挿し木して育てているものです。 被爆三世青桐は、緑緑して本当に気持をよくしてくれます。 お元気で 竹澤 Dear Mr. Sunairi, It was nice seeing you the other day. I attached here pictures from that time as well as Hibaku Chinese Parasol Tree that I just shot this morning. I am also growing Hibaku Persimmon bamboo. The Chinese Parasol trees are so green and they make me feel good. See you soon, ---Yuso Takesawa

"Hi Hiroshi, We met last Saturday in Wall Street... I have already planted your seed, I´m uploading the pictures now. I included it in my project "Involuntary spheres" to host animal and plant species in the city. I will send you the link and will keep you posted of the plant process :)" Ok! Here is my project from which your project is going to be part :)! http://patriciadominguez.cl/galeria/galeria1ke.html And the pictures are here: I will keep you posted... http://www.flickr.com/photos/patriciadominguez/5855621110/in/photostream Great project. I loved it" ---Patricia Dominguez

    「砂 入さん お元気ですか。砂入さんが手配してくださって、ＮＰＯ法人セトラひろしまにおいていた青桐が、室内にあったためか、すでに大きな葉をつけています。このた び、この青桐を再度、前事故があったところに植樹しました。専門家の本山さんが中心になって、琴演奏者の榊さん、セトラひろしまの副理事長の石丸さんとで 植えてくださいました。今度は、事故がないようにしっかりとした木枠で木を守ることとしました。世間の荒波で今度こそ、無事に育ち、夏には多くの人の憩い の場を提供してくれればと思います。 もうひとつの写真群は、私の家のベ ランダにおいていた青桐です。昨年、平和公園にある被爆青桐の種を入手、それを発芽させたものです。寒い冬を越して、今、小さな葉がでようとしています。 青桐の鉢の後ろにあるのは、被爆した夾竹桃から枝をとり、それが芽をだし、葉を出したものです。昨年の、広島アート・プロジェクトで出品されたもので す。」 

竹澤雄三 
2011年5月3日 "Hi, Hiroshi, how are you?  The Chinese Parasol tree you arranged for us to have at NPO Cetra Hiroshima has grown large leaves.  Thus, we replanted the seedling on the ground of the park we tried last time someone pulled our tree out.  This time around, Mr. Yamamoto, a specialist, Ms. Sekaki who is a Koto player as well as Mr. Ishimaru of Cetra Hiroshima replanted together.  This time we protect the plant by having fence around the seedling and we hope that this seedling will grow strong in spite of the difficult time we face and ...