The European Union was created out of the ashes of the Second World War, “when we hated each other, were killing each other, and we managed in a few decades to create the most prosperous, peaceful and advanced region in the world… We would never allow our continent to be a center of hatred. It will then make appearances at various German consulates around the country.įor EU Ambassador Lambrinidis, the sculpture “couldn’t describe Europe in any better way,” he said. The sculpture will remain in Washington until early March when it will then travel to Austin, Texas, in time for the South by Southwest music festival. German Ambassador Emily Haber, German politician Sawsan Chebli, and Sigmar Gabriel, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, rounded out the list of VIPs. Their twin daughters Taylor and Hayley Emerson provided a musical backdrop with their original composition, “Love is So Much More.” Sitting next to Ambassador Emerson was Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter. Emerson and his wife, human rights advocate Kimberly Marteau Emerson. Ambassador to Germany and Chairman of the American Council on Germany John B. Other notables in attendance were former U.S. Guests were then invited to write their own messages for love and peace on magnetic film strips to be placed upon the iron sculpture. The ceremony kicked off with remarks by EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, German Ambassador Emily Haber and Leona Agouridis of Golden Triangle BID, followed by an exclusive interview with the artist by social sculptor, Philippa Hughes. The date of the unveiling bears special significance to the German sculptor, as it was the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 when citizens of the German Democratic Republic (aka East Germany) were suddenly and dramatically allowed to cross the country’s boarders, symbolically ending the Cold War. 9, Weiss was on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted jointly by the Delegation of the European Union and the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District under special arrangement with the National Park Service. “Love” as written becomes “Hate” and vice versa. In LOVE HATE, each of the two words carries the opposite meaning when looked at from behind. After extensive travel through Europe, the 1.5 ton metal sculpture, in two pieces, has made its way across the Atlantic to “stimulate social dialogue and promote peace.”Īn ambigram is a calligraphic design that when flipped over either remains unchanged, or mutates to reveal another meaning. Mia Florentine Weiss’s ambigram sculpture LOVE HATE is now on display in Farragut Square in Washington, D.C., just a few blocks north of the White House. We must learn the love of man.” Pablo Casals. This must be recognized if life is to remain. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. “The love of one’s country is a splendid thing.
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