The story goes that a Gestapo officer shoved his way into Picasso’s apartment in occupied Paris and, pointing to a photo of the painting ‘Guernica’, asked: ‘Did you do that?’ To which Picasso replied: ‘No, you did.’
created a version of what Picasso termed a “sick sun”, because it gave out no light, with wire, replacing the lamp for an electric bulb. This concept was first introduced by the large lamp featured in Goya’s, described as a black light because it illuminated the horror of a mass execution of Spanish civilians by the invading French army. The problem of finding the right yellow for the “sick sun” was solved when Nkani agreed to sell his pale yellow shorts.
Stitched to the hem of the tapestry are rows of tiny metal plates with R.I.P and the names and dates of those who died at the hospice in Hamburg. These refer to the metal markers that mark each grave before a permanent gravestone is erected. Hofmeyr happened to be driving past Motherwell, a municipal cemetery, when she witnessed the devastating sight of a sea of hundreds and hundreds of metal grave markers glinting as their backs caught the afternoon sun..
Then there are the ochre birds that fly over Hofmeyr’s head, symbols of the need to escape to another world coupled with hope. Always hope. On the 50th anniversary of the end of World War 2, 27 years ago the Kids’ Guernica International Children’s Peace Mural Project was born – an initiative of a Japanese cultural organisation, ART JAPAN NET WORK.
It may seem to be a dark painting for kids to work with, but through a series of workshops Kids Guernica encourages young people to draw from their own experiences and work collaboratively on the meaning of peace using visual images to express their feelings. The outcome, a movable canvas but more importantly the realisation for these young people that they are not alone in their experiences and struggles.
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