Switzerland gives the UN a gigantic picture
The Swiss-French artist Saype painted his vision of a better world on the lawn in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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11,000 square meters: “World in Progress II” shows children who are creating their ideal world (September 13, 2021).
Foto: Valentin Flauraud
Amazingly, two huge children seem to be sitting on the lawn near the UN building in New York, making paper doves of peace. The drawing, the size of two football fields, which can only be seen from a lofty height, is a gift from Switzerland to the United Nations on the occasion of its 75th anniversary whose Existence. Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis, who traveled to New York on Friday evening, has the artwork on Saturdayvmorning together with the UNO-General Secretary Antohnio Guterres inaugurated.
The fresco on grass was created by the man in the Jurassic Delémont living artist Saype, 32, a Landart star, who with a self-developed, biologically degradableen paint created poetic messages for a better world from charcoal, chalk and milk protein.
“World in Progress II” is part of the project commissioned by Presence Switzerland, the first part of which will take place in June 2020 in the garden of the Palais des Nations in Geneva was seen and showed the same children in designing their ideal world.
“My art is ephemeral,” says Saype, who is with bourgeoism Name is Guillaume Legros and was born near the Swiss border in France, “but she sends signals that are anchored in people’s consciousness”.
–“My art is transient”: the Swiss-French artist Saype at work in New York (September 10, 2021).
Foto: Valentin Flauraud
Federal Council Ignazio Cassis emphasized the close ties between New York and Geneva at the inauguration. He and Federal President Guy Parmelin will take part in the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations next week, together with other heads of state and government. The 75th anniversary of the UN in 2020 was almost canceled due to the pandemic.
This year the General Assembly will take place again at the UN in compliance with strict hygiene measuresOHeadquarters in New York. Almost all 193 UNO-Member States are with senior staff represent.
Dass die Switzerland is now drawing so much attention to itself, could also have another reason: Sie applies for a seat on the Security Council in 2023 and 2024 – the vote on this will take place in the UN in 2022–General Assembly takes place.
–The subject can only be recognized from the air: the landscape “World in Progress II” in front of the UN headquarters in New York City (September 15, 2021).
Foto: Valentin Flauraud
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