Our very own Chenla co-founder and artist, Ruben Seja together with Dusan Pomothy, artist and Stanley Rodriguez, a Kumeyaay Elder, have been invited to construct a Rebuilding Monument to those lost in the earthquake/tsunami earlier this year in Ohfunato, Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The project will be completed between 20 June and the 21 July, 2011 with the help of 20-30 volunteers from Japanese Universities in the prefecture.

The concept is to create a monument for the Lost souls using debris from the earthquake/tsunami area when permitted. The momument will be made of concrete with acid stain and a flexible opitcal silicon video display sandwiched between glass windshields from vehicles destroyed by the tsunami.

Survivors of the disaster will be invited to contribute memorial photos of those lost, to be projected on the displays.

The lights, computers and displays will be powered by wind turbines and solar panels.