Laurence
Bronze
9x21x8in
$15,810
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Ian Wolter
United Kingdom
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Artist highlights
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze Without Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 5.5in, Height: 6.3in, Depth: 4.7in
- Edition : 1 / 50
- Artist's proof : 1
About this artwork
This 16cm tall bronze sculpture is a copy of the life-size Children of Calais which I created in 2017 and was unveiled by Lord Dubs on 8 June 2018. It features six children in poses echoing The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin and was designed to provoke debate about the inhumanity of our response to children caught up in the current refugee crisis. The Burghers of Calais memorialises a moment during the Hundred Years’ War when Calais had been…
under siege by the English for over a year. King Edward offered to spare the people of the city on condition that six of its burghers would surrender themselves. Although they expected to be executed, the burghers’ lives were spared by the English queen. The Children of Calais evokes a parallel narrative: the sacrifice demanded of these young people for our ‘greater good’, the numerous public and political voices calling for them to be used for political leverage, and the potential for humanity to yet hold sway.
Ian Wolter
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Fascinated by the power of figurative sculpture, the classic medium to express greatness, I create works ranging from busts of the less-represented, to political kinetic sculptures questioning the preponderance of white, male figurative memorials. One such, The Ectoplasm of Self-Delusion (steel, resin, vaseline, motor), won the RomArt Sculpture Prize (2017) in Rome.
In 2018 I produced The Children of Calais (resin), a life-sized sculpture of modern children in poses echoing Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais, recognising the plight of child refugees. Shortlisted for Passion for Freedom, this led to a commission for the UK's new Kinder-transport memorial.
I'm also fascinated by non-figurative forms of memorial: Memorial (plywood, oil, pump) won the Sustainability Art Prize, and The Holy See Gets It (prayer book paper, ink, human voice) concerning clerical sexual abuse of children, won the Arte Laguna Prize (2016) in Venice.
In 2018 I produced The Children of Calais (resin), a life-sized sculpture of modern children in poses echoing Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais, recognising the plight of child refugees. Shortlisted for Passion for Freedom, this led to a commission for the UK's new Kinder-transport memorial.
I'm also fascinated by non-figurative forms of memorial: Memorial (plywood, oil, pump) won the Sustainability Art Prize, and The Holy See Gets It (prayer book paper, ink, human voice) concerning clerical sexual abuse of children, won the Arte Laguna Prize (2016) in Venice.
Ian Wolter
The Children of Calais (Miniature)
$16,640
