MIZUMOTO Saichi
水本佐一
Born: 11 April 1893 – Died: 15 November 1942
Particulars:
Saichi was born in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. He was single, and a farmer in Kanaky / New Caledonia when he was arrested and taken to Australia to be interned at Hay Internment Camp in New South Wales. He handed over 360 francs to the authorities at the camp. Roughly seven months later, he was admitted to the Australian Camp Hospital, where he stayed until he died five months later from pyrexia diabetes, aged 49. His grave is in the Japanese Cemetery in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
–Mayu Kanamori
More info:
Eliott June
Artist/s Statement:
I used a record of his signature to draw his name with soil, taking photos of them, then finally editing them to fit together in the image.
Artist Bio:
Eliott June is an emerging multidisciplinary artist based in Canberra, Australia. Eliott’s work often revolves around expressionism, life’s slices, and queerness.