This next week will mark the 100 year anniversary of the start of WWI. That was supposed to be the war to end all other wars, which unfortunately it wasn't. To help honor this anniversary artist Paul Cummins created an installation art piece, sea of poppies around the Tower of London.
Each poppy represents one British or Colonial soldier that died during the WWI battles. This project was started in July and the last poppies will be placed on November 11. When the last one is placed there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies surrounding the tower, creating a sea of red which is being described as a Sea of Blood.
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| Each poppy was handmade |
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| The Queen walking through the poppies |
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| This is a group starting the process. |
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| They have been lighting it at night so that more people can see the display. |
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| The Tower of London |
Installation art is meant to be impactful, does this send a strong message to you? How does it make you feel? Are you moved to see it, or to buy one of the flowers? As an artist could you take it all down once it is done?
