Maltese visual artist Sara Pace joined other artists from the 27 EU member states and Norway and Ukraine to repaint the Lennon Wall in Prague, Czechia, which represents a symbol of global ideals. Using a portion of the wall, Pace took inspiration from the oldest tree in Prague, with a figure below that becomes part of the tree roots themselves. “The tree symbol represents the hope of a return to the respect of and for nature,” Pace said. “The figure below the tree symbolises a thinker who’s lost track of time and is daydreaming. These dreams are to be shown through the symbols of peace from different cultures to represent the multiculturalism of Europe. “I decided to also use a blue vortex, which represents the sea we are surrounded by, as a background element to imbue the work with energy since it’s one of the main themes of this project.” Pace’s work was inspired by Prague’s oldest tree. Prague’s graffiti-covered Lennon Wall was a symbol of anti-government resistance in the final decade of the communist regime. Spontaneously created on the Malá Strana, in Prague, in the 1980s, works of art and written messages on the wall soon became a call to push West. Following John...
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