Wave is from the 2014 installation ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ at the Tower of London. The poppies and original concept were created by artist Paul Cummins and the installation designed by Tom Piper.
In 2015 Wave and Weeping Window commenced a 3 year tour of the United Kingdom, and the installation at Fort Nelson was the final stage of the tour for Wave. Mum and I visited on the anniversary of Dad’s death. I wasn’t 100% sure it would be the right thing to do but I had inkling it might be perfect. And it was.
The wave looks wonderful. I’m so glad that the poppies went ‘on tour’ after they had been in London, so that many more people could enjoy them. I loved seeing them in London and am now lucky enough to be the proud owner of one.
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oh you are so lucky. I realised too late you could buy them, which is a huge shame as one of them will have been made in memory of my great uncle.
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Luckily I heard very early on that they were going to be sold, so I put in an application and was thrilled to get them. I also hoped to be part of the ‘planting’ team, but I was too late for that.
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So beautiful, and also meaningful to many people.
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My Mum’s Uncle died 101 years ago in WW1 and she had not managed to get to see it in London, so she really appreciated seeing.
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How wonderful to see this installation.
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We were so lucky . . . and all thanks to twitter that I picked up it was on. Twitter is a nightmare in so many ways, but also has amazing good points.
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Wow! Fabulous, magical.
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