August 27, 1883 and the scream that erupted 10 years late

[Jayhawker Soule]

So, it turns out:

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesian: Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the Sunda Strait began on the afternoon of Sunday, 26 August 1883—with origins as early as that May—and peaked on the late morning of Monday, 27 August 1883, when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed as it collapsed into a caldera.

The eruption was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history and explosions were so violent that they were heard 3,110 kilometres (1,930 mi) away in Perth, Western Australia, and Rodrigues near Mauritius, 4,800 kilometres (3,000 mi) away. At least 36,417 deaths are attributed to the eruption and the tsunamis it created. [ Wikipedia ]​

It turns out that it may have inspired the Edward Munch painting The Scream a decade late.

 

[sun rise]

In certain moments, that image captures how I feel.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

In certain moments, that image captures how I feel.

That's why it's great art.

My wife and I once saw his work featured along with Klimt's at a New York museum. Good stuff.