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Grief
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I was not sure what category to put this in but have decided on sculpture.
When in Wellington recently we visited an exhibition at Te Papa (The Museum of NZ) called 'Gallipoli: The scale of our war' which was created to mark the WW1 centenary. It portrays the triumphs and tragedies of the 8-month campaign through the eyes and words of ordinary New Zealanders who were actually there.Created by TePapa in conjunction with Weta Workshop.
The figures are 2.4 times lifesize, and together with sound effects it was a very moving experience. You can read about the exibition here, and see some of how it was created, it is worth a look http://gallipoli.tepapa.govt.nz/about

This is one of those 'ordinary New Zealanders', Staff Nurse Lottie Le Gallais,33,military nurse on the hospital ship Maheno which left Wellington in July. She hoped to meet up with her brother Leddie who was stuck on Gallipoli, but it never happened. All her letters to him were returned in the November stamped "Killed, Return To Sender". Her family at home had been informed but they could not contact her. The grief on her face is so real, some spectators had tears rolling down their faces as they viewed.

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.Dunstickin
03/01/16 12:55 AM GMT
An interesting story of this Nurse!..

well captured too
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::biffobear
03/01/16 1:09 PM GMT
Really good...R.
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::0930_23
03/01/16 1:26 PM GMT
Powerful photo and narrative LE. War brings so much sadness.
The black background adds to the grief.

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::tigger3
03/01/16 2:15 PM GMT
Lyn, what a well done, and very thought provoking image, and perfect for the contest. tigs=^..^=
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::Ramad
03/01/16 2:16 PM GMT
The deep grief is shown very well on her face. A touching story behind the statue. Nice shot narrative Lyn.
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::corngrowth
03/01/16 2:52 PM GMT
Both narrative and image are touching to me. The image is so real that even someone behind the screen just feels a lump in the throat.

Very good shot, Lyn!
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.carlosf_m
03/02/16 1:18 AM GMT
Great capture, Great narrative
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::Constance52347
03/02/16 5:43 AM GMT
Extraordinary! The emotion just touches the heart. Her grief is palpable.
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.icedancer
03/02/16 6:49 PM GMT
Wonderful image for the contest - very emotional
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.PatAndre
03/02/16 6:58 PM GMT
Her face is enough to drive me to tears. So realistic.
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.koca
03/03/16 9:47 PM GMT
Nice story and beautiful work, Lyn.
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::luckyshot
03/04/16 2:33 PM GMT
Lyn - You captured the emotions ever so well. The black background focuses the eye on this nurse in her agony upon reading of the tragic news of her brother. Too much, war is romanticized, if viewed from a distance; when seen in a personal perspective, such as here, it is painful and awful.
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