Monday 14 January 2019

HIX Award



Walking along The Strand in London I was curious about this display in the window of Coutt's bank. A closer look revealed that it is a long sheet of paper covered in very neat handwriting. It was very difficult to get a good photo because of the reflection.


A notice at the side informed me that this was the winning entry for the HIX Award 2018. Entitled  Die Liste, by the artist Elizabeth Eade, it is a ten metre long, hand written list documenting the deaths of 33,305, who died trying to reach Europe. It is very difficult to comprehend the sheer scale of the numbers of people dying as they try to reach Europe, but this made me stop and think.


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16 comments:

  1. DJan14 January 2019 at 19:45

    Oh! That is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing it and letting me see it too. I will now try to find out more about the HIX Award.

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  2. Sallie (FullTime-Life)14 January 2019 at 19:46

    Oh , that is sad and timely with the horrors going on over here. Children dying as their families try to escape into a country that used to welcome new people.

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  3. Yogi♪♪♪14 January 2019 at 20:39

    Wow, that makes one stop and think.

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  4. carol l mckenna14 January 2019 at 21:14

    Fascinating display and definitely intriguing ~ great post and photos ~ ^_^

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  5. William Kendall14 January 2019 at 23:15

    Thought provoking to say the least.

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  6. Al15 January 2019 at 00:29

    That's impressive. It's sad our world is in such a state that we still need memorials like this.

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  7. Penelope Notes15 January 2019 at 00:39

    Poignant. It seems humankind is more likely to show empathy when it's a story about one person. Yet here we have thousands upon thousands and each is one person.

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  8. Anonymous15 January 2019 at 01:06

    People all loved by someone. Great and painstaking work by Elizabeth Eade.

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  9. Mara15 January 2019 at 08:58

    An ex-colleague once told me that a lot of people who come from countries South of the Sahara, die in the dessert and don't even make it to the shores to try and make it to Europe. As it's the dessert, they will be covered by sand and never be found.

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  10. Gattina15 January 2019 at 10:26

    My goodness how awful, and what an impressive display ! I have never heard of an HIX award, will check it out.

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  11. Arkansas Patti15 January 2019 at 13:40

    That is staggering and her labor definitely deserves recognition.

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  12. Janey and Co.15 January 2019 at 13:45

    Thank you for posting this.A stark reminder. I agree with Sallie.

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  13. Cynthia15 January 2019 at 20:06

    A poignant reminder for those of us living in countries that others seek to attain for themselves.

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  14. Elizabeth Eade15 January 2019 at 22:18

    I am delighted that you took time to look and think. Thank you. E

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  15. diane b16 January 2019 at 06:22

    An amazing piece of art and a horrific slice of history.

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  16. Sharon18 January 2019 at 18:36

    What a fun find -- in the window of a bank! I love surprises like this.

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