Barriers
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2017
Artist: Carola Solcia
Dimensions:
60 × 85 mm (6 × 8.5 cm)
Medium: Bronze
Object number: J.2026.27.CC.7
DescriptionBronze medal from the British Art Medal Society student project 2017, titled Barriers. Description from BAMS Student Medal Project XXXI 2017:
'My medal represents all the barriers that inhibit us in life. It depicts a refugee trying to overcome the physical and metaphorical limits created by Europe. Flowers on one side are a symbol of hope and tranquillity that the man is trying to reach.'
'My medal represents all the barriers that inhibit us in life. It depicts a refugee trying to overcome the physical and metaphorical limits created by Europe. Flowers on one side are a symbol of hope and tranquillity that the man is trying to reach.'