This monument stands tall and fractured as a stark reminder how marginalizing and mistreating groups of people destabilizes society. It is also a symbolic tombstone for all victims of past genocides. A place for tranquil contemplation, a place to grieve and let go.
Heavy and rough in its materials, yet fragile and precarious in its stance. The heavy materials convey the ominosity and graveness of these human events. The precariousness could be interpreted as these broken systems committing genocide eventually become vulnerable themselves – so they can change for the better – as they inevitably undermine the very moral values our societies are built upon. That our fellow humans’ life and dignity needs to be protected and respected.