As visits are suspended, in order to bring the exhibition to life, the artist has decided to share with the public exclusive photos of the work in situ at the Salle des Pas Perdus of the United Nations.
Organized by the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the exhibition was inaugurated on March 10 in the presence of Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director of the United Nations, Mr. Francesco Pisano, Director of Culture at the United Nations, Mr. François Croquette, Ambassador for Human Rights in France, and Mr. Laurent Sauveur, Executive Director of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
A monumental work of bronze, copper and steel, Ecce Homo II, by Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz leads us to question the very destiny of the human being, a frail floating vessel caught between two seas, between numbers and the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Solemn and poetic, symmetrical and chaotic, Ecce Homo II brings with it a message of both hope and severity, inviting one to reflect on the challenges faced by the migrants of today.
Organized by the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the exhibition was inaugurated on March 10 in the presence of Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director of the United Nations, Mr. Francesco Pisano, Director of Culture at the United Nations, Mr. François Croquette, Ambassador for Human Rights in France, and Mr. Laurent Sauveur, Executive Director of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
A monumental work of bronze, copper and steel, Ecce Homo II, by Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz leads us to question the very destiny of the human being, a frail floating vessel caught between two seas, between numbers and the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Solemn and poetic, symmetrical and chaotic, Ecce Homo II brings with it a message of both hope and severity, inviting one to reflect on the challenges faced by the migrants of today.
"Underneath the numbered immensity, letters and words emerge in their turn. Making up the text of the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they are a reminder that "the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy the freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people." Is this message a source of hope? Or, as it lies in deep water, does it embody the impossibility of reaching universal aspirations of equality and humanity?"
Domitille D’Orgeval, Doctor of Art History.
