Stowe Gardens has installed almost 1,475 life-sized silhouette structures ahead of the Remembrance Day celebrations.
‘For Your Tomorrow’ is a memorial installation serving as tribute to soldiers killed in the D-Day landing. The exhibit will remain on display until 11 November.
The silhouettes represent the number of Second World War soldiers killed during the D-Day landing on June 6, 1944.
They are constructed entirely by volunteers, using recycled building materials to create meaningful spaces for people to visit and reflect.
The exhibit is located at Stowe gardens, just outside Buckingham. The artwork was also displayed in previous years at the same location.
Special sunrise and twilight experiences are also available at a separate price, to watch the sun rise or set respectively against the silhouettes.
The silhouettes are designed to represent military personnel from all major services but two bespoke figures of nurses have been included. They are of Sister Mollie Evershed and Sister Dorothy Field who died while helping to save 75 men from the hospital ship SS Amsterdam which sank off the Normandy beaches on August 7 1944. For Your Tomorrow – the People’s Tribute was created by community artist, Dan Barton, and in association with the charity: Standing With Giants.
Tanya Brittain, General Manager of the National Trust gardens at Stowe said: “It’s an honour to be chosen as the official UK host location for the British D-Day 80 memorial exhibition. Stowe has a rich military history and we look forward to welcoming visitors this autumn to experience this poignant outdoor art installation against the stunning backdrop of the Stowe’s historic Landscape Gardens.”
