Hillsborough Monument Memorial, to the 96, Tom Murphy, St John's Gardens, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
The Hillsborough Monument Memorial - Sculptor’s Notes more at The Hillsborough monument was comissioned by the Hillsborough Justice Campaign and sculpted by Tom Murphy. Background: A young girl asked her Father, where is the Hillsborough Memorial? She was told: ‘There is one in Anfield.’ She said: ‘Why can’t we have one in the city centre for everyone to see.’ This simple question was the catalyst for this monument The monument is circular with a raised design in low relief. The imagery shows an imaginary place,which is meant to guide our thoughts of remembrance and all that has happened since the tragedy The people depicted in the design are ‘the guardians of the memory’, or ‘people like us’ Their purpose is symbolic and other figures represent justice, hope and loss. The setting is a beautiful and quiet place, which may help us to think about the characters and individual personalities of those who died. The people who passed away are represented by the birds who fly freely throughout the work. We reflect and empathise with those who died while considering the people they were, and might have been, were it not for the disaster Description of the raised relief on the maquette The design begins with two large tablets that list the names those who died. A dedication and information plaque is situated between the tablets of names with a poem, written especially for the moument, by David Charters (journalist and author). Immediately above the central dedication is a wreath of spring flowers. This reminds us of the season and number of victims who died. A Liver Bird stands guard. Below the information plaque is a rail of football scarves from differing clubs signifying the way football fans responded nationally in the days after the disaster. Around the top rim of the monument is the proclamation: ‘HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.’.
Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: St John's Gardens,, Old Haymarket, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 6ER
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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