Lest We Forget is an art installation remembering the victims of the Dec 6, 1989, École Polytechnique Massacre also known as the Montreal Massacre.
Gunman Marc Lépine shot 28 people claiming he was “fighting feminism”, before killing himself. His suicide note claimed political motives and blamed feminists for ruining his life. “Lest We Forget” is a sculpture by Teresa Posyniak made in 1992 to honour the memory of 135 Canadian women and those unnamed, who were murdered by men, in hope for a more peaceful future.
This sculpture is on permanent loan to the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Government of Alberta. The case and platform were made possible through community fund-raising and the generous support of Moli Industries Ltd.
Media: cast handmade paper, oils, charcoal, acrylics, wood, styrofoam and painted leaves.
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Famous quotes containing the word forget:
“Nor for my words shall ye forget your tears,
Or hope again for aught that I can say,
The idle singer of an empty day.”
—William Morris (1834–1896)