A stark, direct, interesting capture of a street-scene. The inclusion of the bowed-headed figures to the left, and only one visible full face, makes the photo more than just a record of a slogan.
The following information about the Armenian Genocide is referring to http://en.wikipedia.org without any further responsibility: “The Armenian Genocide (also known as the Armenian Holocaust or the Armenian Massacre) refers to the forced mass evacuation and related deaths of hundreds of thousands or over a million Armenians, during the government of the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire. Some aspects of the event are a matter of ongoing dispute between parts of the international community and Turkey. Although generally agreed that events said to comprise the Armenian Genocide did occur, the Turkish government rejects that it was genocide, and claims that the deaths among the Armenians were not a result of a state-sponsored plan of mass extermination, but of inter-ethnic strife, disease and famine during the turmoil of World War I. Despite this thesis, most Armenian, Russian, Western, and an increasing number of Turkish scholars believe that the massacres were a case of genocide. For example, most Western sources point to the sheer scale of the death toll. The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide, and often draws comparison with the Holocaust. To date 21 countries, as discussed below, have officially described it as genocide.”
I am not at all against anybody use her/his creative mind and feeling to describe history, political-challenge or religious-believe. Actually an artist should to be more sensible for describing all what is happening around thorough out her/his inspired mentality. Unfortunately not everyone can tolerate the free-mind and respect each others views and ideas. Most of the time the definition of a picture can help understanding the point of an artist, but not always! Some information is very necessary if you would every one get the face of your image. Best regards: Maxime
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