My condolences to Jaako Kurhi's family, Anna. Our beloved Finnish engineer has transitioned to Optical Heaven. God Bless.
On Sat, 30 Dec 2023 at 14:42, Anna Kipervaser <anna.kiperva...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is with deep admiration, regret, and sorrow that I write with news of > the passing of Jaakko Kurhi, the magnificent being who invented the JK > Optical Printer, and thus changed many of our lives. > > Jaakko passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, December > 8th, 2023, in California. > > Kelly Egan was most recently in touch with Jaakko, and learned of his > passing from his son Eric. I was lucky to have also corresponded with > Jaakko over the last decade, and to giggle with him and express my > gratitude. For those of us who have worked with a JK, it is quite obvious > what impact Jaakko has had, but based on my conversations with him, I > learned that Jaakko was very humble and while he knew how important his > invention has been to filmmakers at large, I was never certain that Jaakko > knew how much of a difference he made specifically in the experimental film > world. > > It would mean a lot to his family to hear from experimental filmmakers who > have utilized the JK in your/our projects. The immense legacy of their > father within the experimental film community, and the impact his invention > continues to have on our work may bring comfort to his children during this > time and beyond. > > Please send notes to Eric Kurhi at ericku...@yahoo.com > > Below is a link to a photo that Webster Colcord took of Jaakko in 2018 > when he visited his workshop. > https://photos.app.goo.gl/Sfq3JfRibGKZNgbPA > > Always, > Anna > > > --- > anna kipervaser > annakipervaser.com > -- > Frameworks mailing list > Frameworks@film-gallery.org > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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