The second of my shots from the Great War Exhibition at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, again taken with the iPhone.
What I particularly liked about this exhibition is that rather than the "usual" repetitive "how terrible war is" approach (which we all know by now) this exhibition focusses on, among other things, the individual stories and experiences of the surviving soldiers who these figures are modelled on...so essentially we're seeing the real people (albeit at 2.4 times life size) and hearing/seeing their memories, letters, experiences etc. It certainly makes it more immediate and important that they not be forgotten.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
@dide Thank you very much :) @cutekitty Thank you kindly :) @julzmaioro They certainly did...they seem to be quite clever @jesperani Thank you very much :) @swillinbillyflynn I wish I could take the credit but alas...
@pandorasecho You're welcome...thousands upon thousands of New Zealanders and Australians killed in one military action... @shepherdmanswife That makes a change from my usual tripe then ;) @blueberry1222 It certainly is... @maggiemae It's well worth the time @dibzgreasley Me? Do something illegal? Ummm... @jeetee Thank you very much :)
@nicolecampbell Thanks very much :) @shylaine3304 I was surprised as well - I didn't think they had it in them! @linnypinny Thank you very much - I sat on the floor to get this one @888rachel I don't mind them but we felt compelled to visit this one - and thank you
Very powerful photo, sounds like a very worthwhile exhibition to spend some time absorbing. We loved our visit to Te Papa when we were in NZ a few years back.
@graemestevens I'd love to see it too, but no trips to NZ planned for the moment. Too busy paying for our end-of-year trip to Burma which has turned out rather more exxy than anticipated.
@cutekitty Thank you kindly :)
@julzmaioro They certainly did...they seem to be quite clever
@jesperani Thank you very much :)
@swillinbillyflynn I wish I could take the credit but alas...
@shepherdmanswife That makes a change from my usual tripe then ;)
@blueberry1222 It certainly is...
@maggiemae It's well worth the time
@dibzgreasley Me? Do something illegal? Ummm...
@jeetee Thank you very much :)
@shylaine3304 I was surprised as well - I didn't think they had it in them!
@linnypinny Thank you very much - I sat on the floor to get this one
@888rachel I don't mind them but we felt compelled to visit this one - and thank you
@annied Thank ya ma'am
@kwind Thank you very much :)
@ltodd Thank you very much :)