Sig Bang Schmidt Great War Art: Onstage

War, Childhood and the Theatre of Memory

This artwork links the Great War with the idea of performance, childhood and public remembrance. The stage-like setting suggests that war is not only fought by armies, but also retold, observed and inherited by later generations trying to understand its emotional weight.

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