1914

2014 was a special year worldwide for a particular reason and that is no other than the mark of 100 years since the commencement of the First World War, or the Great War. But what is it that makes the number 100 so notable? How is this anniversary different to others?

Apart from being perfectly rounded as a number, 100 years are some years more than an average lifetime, meaning that probably not a single living person on earth has experienced the war in any way. The Great War as an event cannot yet be verbally narrated but just read. Despite the number of war memorials around the world rapidly increasing, these usually limit themselves into memorizing the victims. What happens though when their survivors are dead as well?

The task of designing a memorial in such case challenges us to rethink the memorial as an idea. What should a memorial about the Great War say in a town which strongly opposed to it? Should that memorial stand less proud or appear less bold? In my     perception this memorial should stand with the greatest pride because it tells the story of a small town who had the courage and strength to oppose to the war and reject to contribute at it.