Paying a final visit to the memorial in Christchurch, New Zealand, that honors 185 lives lost in the 2011 earthquake.
Artist’s Statement
“185 square metres of grass depicting new growth, regeneration.
185 painted white chairs, all painted twice by hand as an act of remembrance.
This installation is temporary — as is life.”
Peter Majendie
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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