OHMA EXHIBITS: a collection of interactive oral history encountersMain MenuOur Inheritance: 2024 An Interactive Oral History ExperienceROⓊTED: 2023 Interactive Oral History ExhibitsInside Out + Outside In: 2022 Interactive Oral History ExhibitListen Here: 2021 Interactive Oral History ExhibitAccessibility Design NotesStatement on accessibility philosophy, content, features, and functionality.I'm here for a specific exhibit!All exhibits listed by title & curatorRecommendationsPaths to help you choose an exhibit based on your preferencesExplore VisuallyExhibit visualizationsThanks & Acknowledgements
Takayasu wedding photo
1media/Promo_Takayasu_thumb.jpeg2022-04-15T18:21:54+00:00Carlin Liu Ziaf35c69e953cd4001ddc41bd48e720246e1701a0842Caption: The wedding of Zentaro and Kikué. Courtesy of Uncle Takashi Kobayashi and Dennis French. Image description: Black and white wedding photo of a Japanese couple, the man in a tuxedo and his bride in kimono.plain2022-04-24T14:55:22+00:00Carlin Liu Ziaf35c69e953cd4001ddc41bd48e720246e1701a08
This page is referenced by:
1media/Promo_Takayasu_RadicalEmpathy - Sach Takayasu 2.jpegmedia/Promo_Takayasu_RadicalEmpathy - Sach Takayasu.jpegmedia/Promo_Takayasu_RadicalEmpathy - Sach Takayasu 2.jpeg2022-04-15T19:37:36+00:00Microphones and Brushes—An Exercise in Radical Empathy (2022)21Recreate–together–what you’ve never experiencedplain2022-05-09T01:43:56+00:0036.2048, 138.2529Sach Takayasu01/01/1927 - 12/31/1952
By Sach Takayasu
Mom’s stories about being a teenager during World War II in Japan mesmerized me. I wanted to know more: to see what she saw and feel what she felt. So, we expanded our collaboration beyond the microphone to making paintings—together. This exhibit shares our exercise in radical empathy. Also, a photograph triggered her memories and that recollection became a short story.
OHMA students and alumni continue to push the envelope on approaches to oral history. I invite you to explore their innovative works and consider engaging them for your oral history project.
This video introduces my approach to "radical empathy using microphones and brushes”
Listen to this audio piece to hear how, through the oral history process, my mom’s recollections of her parents (pictured below) developed into a story of their relationship: