Sea Of Ceramic Poppies
Red ceramic poppies that form part of the art installation blood swept lands and seas of red at the tower of london viewed from the top of the shard on october 27 2014.
Sea of ceramic poppies. The poppies were placed in the moat by a team of 21 688 volunteers. I was overcome with emotion when placing the ceramic poppies at the tower of london. Droplets cling to them from a recent shower. The ceramic poppies at the tower of london are not planted in orderly rows.
After 11 november a team of 8 000 volunteers began the process of removing the poppies. Sea of red ceramic poppies made by dozens of british artists are available to buy for. A sea of red poppies from the air footage taken from the air above the tower of london shows the installation blood swept lands and seas of red made up of thousands of ceramic poppies to mark the. Voices comment london s sea of poppies is a beautiful monument to the fallen of world war i.
The red ceramic poppies were hand made in paul cummins s studio in derbyshire and a ceramic factory in stoke on trent. They look like an undulating sea from afar. The project titled blood swept lands and seas of red comes from the creative minds of ceramic artist paul cummins and stage designer tom piper. The installation blood swept lands and seas of red will evolve over the coming months encircling the tower s dry moat until it is filled with 888 246 ceramic poppies each representing a.
Ceramic poppies representing every soldier from britain and empire killed will be planted by november 11. Up close each bloom is unique.