Image of a child on the old grain stores

tonc76

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what the picture of the child on the old grain stores on the quay is? Is this an ad for something or just a striking image to try and gloss over the eyesore that is the buildings behind?

Thanks

anplaya

the picture is by an artist called gottfried helnwein entitled the last child,there were 18 pictures hung up during the fringe festival,the one on the grain mill is one of 18.they explore the theme of war and explotation of children.

im sure if ya type in waterford and gottfried helnmwin into google youll get more information and theres probably more images there that were put up around the city at the time,some were very graphic and shocked people,ie a young child lying in a pool of blood etc.

foxylad

a group of english & scottish journalists were invited to waterford 2 weeks ago - to explore its viking origins and tourist value -
one lady staying in the wtower hotel was intrigued by the image on the mill "The Last Child" by Gottfried Helnwein -
she penned this poem from her hotel room

WATERFORD ANGEL.


River geisha
watching over
the crystal city.


From The Tower,
sleep-wrapped,
I meet her gaze.


Like the Fourth Sister,
she guards my
viking dreams


as stories pierce
the night with
tempered steel.


Alice of
Abervenny
stains the past


with
pomegranate blood
from 70 Knights.


Molly washes
the centuries clean
by morning.


She welcomes
all here.
Serene Angel
of Waterford.

fricatus

Awww cool poem!

All the local busybodies were going on about getting some sort of order to take it down because it "detracted from the amenity value of the river" or some such BS.

I always thought it was cool, and obviously so does some English/Scottish journalist/poet. Excellent!

Molly FTW!

wmpdd3

I just love the pic of Molly there, it would be a real shame if it was taken down but I have heard tourist question what it is an ad for!