In the last few days, the BBC has reported on a projection of poppies that fills the vast 85m nave (the longest nave in England!) of St Albans Cathedral ahead of Remembrance Day. Referred to as “Poppy Fields” this light and sound installation has been created by the artist and sculptor Peter Walker in collaboration with projection company Luxmuralis, and includes the names of local soldiers who’ve served in the Armed Forces.
The Reverend Kevin Walton, the Cathedral’s Canon chancellor, said Poppy Fields was a “moving and powerful light and sound installation”. “Within the beauty of its form lies a profound reminder of love, courage, and loss,” he said. “Here in St Albans Cathedral, the imagery of the poppy is woven with light, colour, and music, evoking memory and hope.
It invites us to pause: honouring those who have died, remembering places of conflict today, and praying and working for peace and reconciliation.”
Read the full story, with more pictures, here.
Picture above by Toby Shepheard.