ANA (ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE)
Can a poppy be more?
ANA (Army, Navy, Air Force), 2016
British Army tank wheels, Royal Navy propeller, Royal Air Force turbine fan, carbon steel and enamel paint
Unique work (set of 3)
H180-250 x W150-250 x D150-180cm (each)
© Mark Humphrey
CLIENT
Canary Wharf Group
COLLABORATORS
Corps of Royal Engineers (British Army)
Ministry of Defence
Royal Engineers Museum
CHARITIES
The Royal British Legion
ABF The Soldiers Charity
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity
LOCATION
Canary Wharf Estate, Canary Wharf, London, UK
“ANA (ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE) TRANSFORMS MILITARY TRANSPORT COMPONENTS FROM THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES INTO A SERIES OF ABSTRACT POPPY FORMS. CREATED WITH THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS AND THEIR SAPPERS AT THE ARMY’S ENGINEERING HEADQUARTERS, THE WORK BRINGS SOLDIERS, MILITARY MATERIALS AND ARTISTIC VISION TOGETHER TO CREATE A NEW LANGUAGE FOR REMEMBRANCE.
THE POPPY IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMILIAR SYMBOLS OF REMEMBRANCE. HERE, ITS RECOGNISABLE FORM IS STRIPPED BACK AND REIMAGINED THROUGH THE MACHINERY OF MILITARY LIFE. COMPONENTS DESIGNED FOR CONFLICT BECOME FLORAL STRUCTURES – TRANSFORMING THE MACHINERY OF WAR INTO SYMBOLS OF REMEMBRANCE. THE FAMILIAR POPPY BECOMES SOMETHING MORE THAN A FLOWER – A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE, SHARED ACROSS GENERATIONS, AGES AND CULTURES.”
Mark Humphrey
