Today, I have the privilege of featuring a powerful and affecting work created by North Island artists, Meliors Simms and Bethwyn Littler. Munted is their collaborative response to the Christchurch earthquake and I'm grateful to Meliors and Bethwyn for offering this handmade book to the MANY AS ONE - Artwork for Christchurch appeal. Munted is a significant and meaningful chronicle of these times.
A few words from Meliors. . . "The word 'munted' is a wonderfully dry kiwi colloquialism for 'broken' and has become widely used even in formal situations to describe the infrastructure damage caused by the earthquake. Bethwyn and I offer this collaged book with heartfelt compassion, respect and sympathy for everyone who survived that awful day. It is not our tragedy to describe, but we hope that by bearing witness we can contribute in some tiny way to the recovery process."
To check out the updated MaO catalogue, click here.
To be in the draw for Munted and a selection of other fine artworks for Christchurch, please consider making a donation to the MANY AS ONE appeal. You will find an orange donate button on curator, Claire Beynon's blog http://www.icelines.blogspot.com/ as well as on the MANY AS ONE site - http://www.manyasonemao.blogspot.com/
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