Event: British Andy Moss and Jamie Wardley, known as the art duo Sand In Your Eye, performed the performance “The Fallen” – “Fallen” in memory of the landing in Normandy of the three million soldiers of the British, American and Canadian armies that were able to cross the La- Manche. To create the performance, the artists attracted the help of several hundred volunteers who helped dig out 9,000 silhouettes on the sand on the sand. France 2013 year.
The purpose of the action: to demonstrate to the world how many victims the Allied armies suffered, with landing in Normandy for the creation of the 2nd front and the victory over the fascists. The whole installation existed up to the first tide of the ocean, which, according to the artists, should symbolize the lives of soldiers prematurely ruined by the war.
Direction: anti-war
Tool: volunteers, artists
Method: outdoor installation
Media coverage:
BFNN6A Commando troops landing from landing craft on Normandy beaches, during the D-Day landings, June 6, 1944
D9MEN6 Invasion…American assault troops move onto a beach in Normandy France, on D-Day during Operation Overlord 1944
Reaction in society: thanks to a beautiful installation, the authors achieved psychological influence on the discussion of the anti-war topic.
International resonance: the West once again actualized its victims in the Norman operation and its contribution to the victory over the Nazis. The purpose of discussing politicians and the start of a film about those events in Hollywood was the interception of an information post from Russia.
What they achieved: Western society believes that it was their contribution to the war that allowed them to win, and such actions are called upon to influence young people and shape their opinions, that the United States and Great Britain won the Second World War.
