Original title: Washington National Mall becomes a white ocean with 660,000 white flags to commemorate the new crown deceased
China News Service, September 18th. According to a report by the American Chinese website, starting this week, white flags will be planted on the 20-acre grassland of the National Mall in Washington, DC to commemorate the Americans who died in the new crown epidemic.
On September 15, 2021, local time, in Washington DC, USA, small white flags are being erected on the Washington National Mall. Each flag represents a person who died unfortunately due to the new crown epidemic.
According to reports, the curator of this art exhibition titled “In America: Remembering” is Washington, D.C. social practice artist Furstenberg. In an interview with the media, she said: “I want to express my views clearly. I didn’t intend to do a large-scale exhibition at the beginning. It was my anger that drove me to do so.”
Furstenberg said that Texas Lieutenant Governor Patrick stated at the beginning of the epidemic that people should voluntarily take the risk of the new crown virus to protect the US economy. Furstenberg said the passage made her furious. “It really makes me uneasy. I just feel that it seems that someone must do something to show that these people are dying and we must cherish everyone’s life.”
During the exhibition, visitors will be allowed to leave messages on the white flag to commemorate the people they lost during the epidemic. Those who cannot visit can use the exhibition website to dedicate a flag to their relatives and friends who lost their lives due to the new crown.
As of now, more than 660,000 people in the United States have died from the new crown virus, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 41 million. The exhibition time is from September 17th to October 3rd. In October 2020, 20,000 empty chairs were lined up on both sides of the National Mall, each representing a portion of Americans who lost their lives due to the new crown epidemic.
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