A Story Behind the Story
by Lexa Harpell
Title
A Story Behind the Story
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
There is a story behind this story....
Dublin's Famine Statues 'walk' along the quay toward the boats for a promise of a better life - a memorial of the famine years depicting migrating sufferers of Ireland's Great Famine from 1845 to 1852.
More than 1 million people died during the famine and another 1 million emigrated during this period.
The statues are compelling individuals, tall, lean, made from bronze.
I saw them more as ghostly figures of Ireland's tragic past.
While I was shooting images, I noticed a young homeless man was placing flowers in their hands. My curiosity sparked and stopped to talk to him, I asked if I could help.
We chatted about the city, where he 'lived' - rather slept - under a nearby bridge - and he told me he comes here almost every day to 'talk' to the statues, they were his friends.
He then began telling me detailed stories about each statue's (person's) plight as if he knew them personally and deeply.
When we finished placing flowers in their hands, I asked 'Why the flowers?'
He turned and said,
"Because it gives them HOPE"
A huge golf ball rolled in my throat, my tears welled...all was silent.
People's stories and plights continue through time...
IMAGE FEATURED IN THE FOLLOWING:
"Photograph Manipulation" 04/20/2016
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April 18th, 2016
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Comments (42)
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-)
Lexa Harpell replied:
Thank you Robyn for the feature in your group '500 VIEWS SHARE GROUP' Cheers, Lexa :)
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Lexa Harpell replied:
Thak you John for the feature in your group 'IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU' Cheers, Lexa :)
Lexa Harpell
Oh thank you Diana for reading..it was one of those life moments that made you stope and re think life.... :)
Diana L Elliott
Stumbled across your story, of the story, of the story and felt that lump too. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Powerful!
Lenore Senior
Love your rendering of this scene, so beautiful and sensitive! Love it. v/f!!
Lexa Harpell replied:
Oh thank you Lenore, had to honour the young man and the history in some small way. xx
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