Theme
Build on a String Foundation. |
Country
Vanuatu |
Artist
Juliette Pita |
Description of the Painting
The painting titled “Cyclone Pam II: 13th of March 2015” shows a mother bending and praying over her child. The waves crash over her but a palm tree bends protectively over them. The palm tree is Juliette’s favourite tree with strong roots able to withstand strong winds. The woman's skirt is modelled after the traditional clothing on Erromango. On the horizon you can see small crosses representing the lives taken by cyclone Pam in 2015. During the cyclone, Juliette and neighbours took refuge in a container. Pam had moved to Vanuatu overnight and people could not see anything - they could only pray. In the morning they climbed out of the container to see that almost everything was destroyed. There was a hut behind Juliette’s studio, built traditionally using palm trees, and it withstood the cyclone with big trees above it deflecting the wind. Juliette believes God heard their prayers and that nature protected them that night.
The painting titled “Cyclone Pam II: 13th of March 2015” shows a mother bending and praying over her child. The waves crash over her but a palm tree bends protectively over them. The palm tree is Juliette’s favourite tree with strong roots able to withstand strong winds. The woman's skirt is modelled after the traditional clothing on Erromango. On the horizon you can see small crosses representing the lives taken by cyclone Pam in 2015. During the cyclone, Juliette and neighbours took refuge in a container. Pam had moved to Vanuatu overnight and people could not see anything - they could only pray. In the morning they climbed out of the container to see that almost everything was destroyed. There was a hut behind Juliette’s studio, built traditionally using palm trees, and it withstood the cyclone with big trees above it deflecting the wind. Juliette believes God heard their prayers and that nature protected them that night.