好吧 我来2999主题贴吧－Broken Chair

lemonice

那天在日内瓦 尽管知道正午没法入内参观万国宫 还是去了那个广场 看到了这个雕塑
瑞士人很友好 向一个骑车锻炼的人问路 他将自行车停到路边 不仅指给我看往哪个方向走 还如数家珍的 告诉我这个雕塑的由来和涵义
十数分钟之后 我在广场 就在 这个雕塑下 那个指路的人 骑车来到我身边 再次现场给我讲解。。。
所以 我对这把Broken Chair更加印象深刻吧。。。

Broken Chair 【From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia】
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Chair

Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, constructed by the carpenter Louis Genève. It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres (39 feet) high.

It depicts a giant chair with a broken leg and stands across the street from the Palace of Nations, in Geneva. It symbolises opposition to land mines and cluster bombs, and acts as a reminder to politicians and others visiting Geneva.

History
Broken Chair is a project of Paul Vermeulen, co-founder and director of Handicap International Suisse. The sculpture was erected by Handicap International in front of the main entrance to the Palais des Nations in Geneva in August 1997, where it was intended to remain for three months, until the signature of the Ottawa Treaty in December 1997 in Ottawa. Following ratification by 40 countries, the Treaty became effective as an instrument of international law on 1st march 1999.

The failure of significant countries to sign the Treaty and the strong public support for the sculpture caused it to left in place until 2005, when it was removed to allow extensive remodelling of the Place des Nations. After completion of the work, it was reinstalled in the same place in front of the United Nations Office at Geneva on 26 February 2007.

The reinstallation of Broken Chair in February 2007 was officially dedicated by Handicap International to support the signature of an international treaty on a ban on Cluster Bombs (Convention on Cluster Munitions), which was signed in Oslo in December 2008.

The work was the property of the sculptor until 2004, when he transferred ownership to Handicap International.

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