SUWA Kohei
Born: 1 October 1889 – Died: 23 December 1942
Particulars:
Kohei was born in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. He was a single man working as a storekeeper in Kanaky / New Caledonia when the Pacific War broke out. He was taken to Australia and interned at Loveday Internment Camp in South Australia. He died later that year at the age of 53 from a coronary thrombosis. His grave is in the Japanese Cemetery in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
–Mayu Kanamori
More info:
Elizsa and Chloe
Artist/s Statement:
Suwa Kohei was a single man, who worked as a storekeeper in New Caledonia. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. Suwa was interned at Loveday Internment Camp in South Australia. Mr Kohei sadly passed away at the age of 53 from a disease called coronary thrombosis.
This art piece is a silhouette of Suwa Kohei. It represents Suwa in a memorable way.
Artist Bio:
Elizsa and Chloe are aged 10 and 11 respectively. They live in British Columbia, Canada. Elizsa’s favourite thing is boba, and Chloe’s favourite thing is turtles.