Memorial To A Piece Of Floating Debris, 2019
Hand-carved gmelina wood
20 x 22 x 1 in.
50.8 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm
50.8 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm
'Memorial To A Piece Of Floating Debris' is a replica of a memorial plaque from the PRPC Museum which commemorates the treacherous journey of nine men and three women who...
"Memorial To A Piece Of Floating Debris" is a replica of a memorial plaque from the PRPC Museum which commemorates the treacherous journey of nine men and three women who fled Vietnam by boat in 1981. “Vietnamese boat people” is the name given to some 700,000 refugees who fled Vietnam by boat or ship after the Vietnam War. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees estimated that between 200,000 and 400,000 boat people died at sea. Other estimates compiled put the number of fatalities closer to 700,000.