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Broken Chair

Name: Broken Chair
Brand: Trip
SKU: 22864545
Rating: 4.2 (84 reviews)

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The giant "broken chair" is a wooden artwork that symbolizes the movement against landmines. The broken chair has only three legs. It is one of the most symbolic art works of the 21st century. The broken chair is the work of the sculptor. It was made for the NGO International Disability Assistance in 1997. Made from 5.5 tons of wood, 12 meters high, this impressive artwork has dominated UN Plaza since 1997. Its message is simple: remember the victims of landmines and urge your government to push for a ban. Before continuing to the international area, consider staying here.

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The Wooden Chair with Broken Leg, located in the square in front of the Palais des Nations, is a sculpture by Geneva-based artist Daniel Bursett, created in 1997 for the International Disabled Persons' Federation to call attention to the harm caused by landmines to civilians in war. Although this 12-meter-high, 5-ton sculpture is just a "spot" for a visit, it has a special meaning. There are no written descriptions around the sculpture, but the mutilated chair legs undoubtedly symbolize the human limbs lost by the explosion of landmines, leaving people thinking about war and peace.

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