John Lennon Monument 'Peace and Harmony'

Linked in with my trip into Liverpool city centre, I visited the John Lennon dedicated monument on Chavasse Park in Liverpool One. The monument was revealed late last year and I have yet to take a detailed look at the statue. It was designed by Lauren Voiers, an American artist. She worked along side the Global Peace Initiative which are intending to put a peace monument on each continent.

Again, the camera that I am currently using doesn't have the best resolution in the world but bare with me. This is the whole statue and as you can see the banner in the background of John Lennon and his son. The statue ties in music, peace and the earth to encapsulate the essence of John Lennon's and of course Yoko Ono's life and message. The colours are very fluid on the statue and the design is indeed abstract.

I was fascinated with the way in which the instruments wrap around the globe underneath, meaning that from different angles, it becomes a different statue. This particular part was my favourite because of the abstract way in which Lauren has envisaged the guitar. The sunlight bounces straight of the monument and so the bright colours are turned into wonderful glowing substances. Because the statue is so smooth, it almost looks like liquid.

This photograph is the statue from another angle, showing a saxophone and stave. The psychedelic colours are a representation of the 'hippie' lifestyle of Lennon and Yoko, and also is related to many peace movements in that era. The light hits the cosmic colours in an extraordinary way, giving off a glow and strange sense of peace and calm. If the message wasn't clear already, she has used the CND symbol (commonly known as a 'peace symbol') within the design but she has not chosen it as the main focus.

 I finally took this photograph from further down Chavasse Park to show where the monument is. As you can see, the tower is in full view and also Liverpool One is right next to it. the statue stands alone in the middle of a concrete plain, standing tall and proud for all visitors to come see, hear and feel what the piece is trying to say.

My photographs of this statue are not the best, but hopefully you can see the detail of this beautiful monument for what it is; a peace symbol for the world to see.


Speak soon!