Kei Ito: "Each Tolling Sun" at the Hilliard

Kei Ito's 1945 collection Each Tolling Sun is coming to the Hilliard Art Museum. Ito harnesses the symbolism of the sun by tying it to Japanese New Years celebrations. Created by the smashing of steel discs, Ito makes an image of deformation to reflect his grandfather's experience with the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This piece not only represents the sun as a symbol of his legacy and their experience with the great destructions of the past, but of the looming future caused by nuclear weapons and other annihilating forces in our world. Ito's work mirrors intergenerational loss, and is rooted in highlighting the legacy of his family—specifically his grandfather's survival of the bombing of Hiroshima. Using the materials of photography and experimental process, each of Ito's projects is linked to historical events that will hopefully provide audiences the opportunity to explore of notions of justice and power. hilliardmuseum.org.