LEST WE FORGET

This work based on the First (1914-1918) and the Second (1939-1945) World War, serves to act as a reminder to what we lost then, and what we could lose now. It explores personal family history as well as the widespread loss. A Polaroid is a physical object that contains a snapshot of a memory, whether that be a holiday or a casual Sunday afternoon. I have created a juxtaposition by instead using them to display the remnants of War.

 

Polaroids themselves are powerful objects that trigger the one thing we all leave behind - memories. My project is about exactly that, remembering the devastation caused by the World Wars. I have been respectful in my approach to this sensitive topic, I want to honour those who fought and died or their country on both sides. In the words of Robert Laurence Binyon, ‘We will remember them’.