La Grande Guerre

An installation to memorize WWI: 1,568 Poppies, one for every day of the war, in a bomb crater of black soil; soft chirping of birds.

After the deafening violence of war comes silence.
After the blood of the soldiers come the poppies that color the fields red.
After the destruction and misery come peace and rebuilding.
After 100 years, this war still bring tears to our eyes.
Nature seized the opportunity right away to roll out a beautiful carpet of flowers within a year. A huge contradiction.