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A Tribute to the Ghost Ship Victims

The Exploratorium hosts a tribute day for Oakland fire victims on Monday
By - posted 1/8/2017 No Comment

The Ghost Ship fire on December 2, 2016, was the deadliest in Oakland’s history, killing thirty-six people. Kiyomi Tanouye, a dear member of the Exploratorium family, was confirmed deceased several days after the tragedy. She was beloved by many here and elsewhere.

The Tactile Dome welcomes loved ones and artist warehouse communities to join them in honoring her and all of the fire’s victims.

In Memory of and Loving Tribute to Kiyomi Tanouye
Monday, January 9, 2017 | 3pm to 9pm
Tactile Dome and Kanbar Forum at Exploratorium – Enter through the historic Bulkhead
FREE (no museum admission) donations benefit the Kiyomi Tanouye Fund at Mills College

The Exploratorium will host The Cave You Fear to Enter, a unique solo journey through darkness to elsewhere, guided by soundscapes related to various stages of Kiyomi’s life and loves. In the Kanbar Forum, they will screen two films that reflect Kiyomi’s deep love for the Jejune Institute and artist warehouse communities.

  • The Institute (2013, 92 min.) by Spencer McCall, shown at 5 pm, is a documentary about Jejune that takes you deep into a secret underground where real and fictional worlds collide.
  • Goodnight Brooklyn (2016, 83 min.) by Matthew Conboy, shown at 7:15 pm, documents the forced closure of Death by Audio, an underground venue, and the struggles to maintain a community.

In Remembrance:

  • Cash Askew, 22, Oakland
  • Em B (a.k.a. Em Bohlka), 33, Oakland
  • Jonathan Bernbaum, 34, Oakland
  • Barrett Clark, 35, Oakland
  • David Cline, 24, Oakland
  • Micah Danemayer, 28, Oakland
  • Billy Dixon, 35, Oakland
  • Chelsea Dolan, 33, San Francisco
  • Alex Ghassan, 35, Oakland
  • Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, Berkeley
  • Michela Gregory, 20, South San Francisco
  • Sara Hoda, 30, Walnut Creek
  • Travis Hough, 35, Oakland
  • Johnny Igaz, 34, Oakland
  • Ara Jo, 29, Oakland
  • Donna Kellogg, 32, Oakland
  • Amanda Kershaw, 34, San Francisco
  • Edmond Lapine, 34, Oakland
  • Griffin Madden, 23, Berkeley
  • Joseph Matlock, 36, Oakland
  • Jason McCarty, 36, Oakland
  • Draven McGill, 17, Dublin
  • Jennifer Mendiola, 35, Oakland
  • Jennifer Morris, 21, Foster City
  • Feral Pines (a.k.a. Riley Fritz), 29, Berkeley
  • Vanessa Plotkin, 21, Lakewood (Los Angeles County)
  • Wolfgang Renner, 61, Oakland
  • Hanna Ruax, 32, Helsinki
  • Benjamin Runnels, 32, Oakland
  • Nicole Siegrist, 29, Oakland
  • Michele Sylvan, 37, Oakland
  • Kiyomi (Jennifer) Tanouye , 31, Oakland
  • Alex Vega, 22, San Bruno
  • Peter Wadsworth, 38, Oakland
  • Nick Walrath, 31, Oakland
  • Brandon Chase Wittenauer, 32, Hayward