Cranford Review 2015

ition 2015
When
I was given a set of
questions to choose
from an exam paper I considered various
topics relating to them. However,
‘Significant events’ stood out to me and
inspired me to produce something which
had a strong, influential and effective
meaning behind it. I started to brainstorm a
few ideas for this particular question which
resulted in me choosing World War
One as a significant event.
As I researched more about World War I,
I came across an idea which inspired me to
create this particular final piece; research
of the fallen soldiers. I felt the need to
express this unit with a final piece which
told a story. When I was researching fallen
soldiers and their lives I discovered that
the soldiers carried many possessions with
them, in their helmet, while fighting for their
country. This created the basis of the ‘story’ I
wanted to present through my final piece and
I wanted to closely look at a particular soldier
and his life. After further research I included
and made the following items placed in the
helmet: a letter to the soldier from home,
a tin of cigarettes, medals, a prayer card, a
field manual and a picture of his sweetheart.
I came across a poem, ‘For the Fallen’ by
Robert Laurence Binyon, which inspired
me to base my whole final piece on a fallen
soldier. This final piece represents this poem
and shows how WW1 is expressed through
a 3D art piece.
“They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them”
Noorish Hussain (year 13)
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