Edan Azzopardi
Reservoir District Secondary College, Reservoir
Edan Azzopardi
One thousand cranes 2006 (detail)
inkjet print
86.5 x 61.0 cm
Reservoir District Secondary College, Reservoir
I have always been interested in Japanese culture. My artwork is based on the story of Sadako Saski, who was diagnosed with leukaemia after the Hiroshima bombing in World War II. Sadako folded one thousand origami cranes, based on a legend that by doing so she would be granted a wish – that she would live. Using Photoshop I created paper cards with my own design so that when I folded the cranes they would have black wings and a red head to keep them traditional in appearance. It took several months of folding to complete the task. I found that a simple photograph captured the details in an effective, yet simple, way.
One thousand cranes 2006 (detail)
inkjet print
86.5 x 61.0 cm
Reservoir District Secondary College, Reservoir
I have always been interested in Japanese culture. My artwork is based on the story of Sadako Saski, who was diagnosed with leukaemia after the Hiroshima bombing in World War II. Sadako folded one thousand origami cranes, based on a legend that by doing so she would be granted a wish – that she would live. Using Photoshop I created paper cards with my own design so that when I folded the cranes they would have black wings and a red head to keep them traditional in appearance. It took several months of folding to complete the task. I found that a simple photograph captured the details in an effective, yet simple, way.
