An ancient Japanese tradition says that whoever gets to fold 1,000 paper cranes will be granted a wish. Sadako Sasaki was a little girl of two when the Enola gay dropped its cargo on Hiroshima. She suffered from leukaemia all her life and set about folding 1,000 paper cranes so she could be granted a miracle cure. Sadako did not finish her project but, since then, many people have folded on her behalf and paper cranes continue to be sent to the Hiroshima memorial as offerings for World Peace.
In May 2012 Jeffrey Brown completed a tribute to Sadako, an art work which consists of 2,000 paper cranes folded by him in varying shades of grey. They were placed within a frame and represent Sadako's portrait. See this work on You Tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfM-JFmUHCk&list=TLrR5rvo198YQ The crane is a special bird in South East Asia. It is endangered, although weighed down by symbolism and myth. I am particularly interested in the red-crowned crane, tachozuru, a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity. And for many, a symbol of peace. Having made a start, I hope to travel further in the company of this magnificent symbol to learn and to dream.
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