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原爆 (GENBAKU)

This is a series of four images of Hiroshima A-Bomb Dome (or genbaku dome, in japanese) taken in 2008 using a pinhole camera.
The intent was to reproduce the instant of the explosion.
Pinhole camera often gives an unpredictable result. Blur is its main feature and it is used to create “dreamy” images. But I thought that dreams can often be nightmares.
IMAGES.

genbaku 1
genbaku 1

genbaku 2
genbaku 2

genbaku 3
genbaku 3

genbaku 4
genbaku 4

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