20 May 2017
Today's post is also from my visit to Europe.
The Broken Chair
'Broken Chair' is a symbol of fragility and strength, dignity and brutality. Originally conceived with the aim of urging nations to ban anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions, it is the continuing symbol of the desperate cry of the war-torn civil populations. It is a reminder to nations to protect and aid these civil victims. It invites each one of us to denounce what is unacceptable and stand up for the rights of individuals.
Chair, an object we use to make ourselves comfortable, can be understood as a symbol of peace here. This chair is broken and so will fall and collapse, hence is of no use. This signifies the state of world peace today, it is broken, ruptured, incomplete and as useless as a broken chair.
Interestingly, it is located right in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations (in Geneva) , an organization established to maintain world peace. In a way, it is also a reminder to the UN of how much more it has yet to achieve.
Location- Geneva, Switzerland
Constructed - August 1997
Artist - Daniel Berset
Carpenter- Louis Geneve
Commissioned by and Property of- Handicap International
Today's post is also from my visit to Europe.
The Broken Chair
'Broken Chair' is a symbol of fragility and strength, dignity and brutality. Originally conceived with the aim of urging nations to ban anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions, it is the continuing symbol of the desperate cry of the war-torn civil populations. It is a reminder to nations to protect and aid these civil victims. It invites each one of us to denounce what is unacceptable and stand up for the rights of individuals.
Chair, an object we use to make ourselves comfortable, can be understood as a symbol of peace here. This chair is broken and so will fall and collapse, hence is of no use. This signifies the state of world peace today, it is broken, ruptured, incomplete and as useless as a broken chair.
Interestingly, it is located right in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations (in Geneva) , an organization established to maintain world peace. In a way, it is also a reminder to the UN of how much more it has yet to achieve.
Location- Geneva, Switzerland
Constructed - August 1997
Artist - Daniel Berset
Carpenter- Louis Geneve
Commissioned by and Property of- Handicap International
Interesting!!!
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