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Offline BettyofKent

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Re: Shrouds of the Somme
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 14 July 16 12:43 BST (UK) »
As Art, it may not be to everyone's taste, but at least this is free to view & in a relevant place:

"19,240 individually numbered stones stand for the exact number of British soldiers killed on 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The work is inspired by the millions of soldiers who left from Folkestone harbour to fight on the battlefields of France and Flanders."

http://www.folkestoneartworks.co.uk/artists/mark-wallinger/


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Re: Shrouds of the Somme
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 14 July 16 21:42 BST (UK) »
Betty,

I didnt know of this installation until I read your post. I feel the difference between this and the shrouds of the Somme is that the artist is highlighting the sheer waste of life as opposed to attempting to profit from it.

Regards

Simon
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