ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM

Installation at the Corps of Royal Engineers headquarters in Kent about war and remembrance

Lost Soldiers, 2016
Oxidised steel, horse hair, felt, pith and Kevlar military helmets (1914 to 2016 conflicts)
Unique work (101 helmets and 102 posts)
H230 x W600 x D600cm

PARTNERS
Canary Wharf Group
Corps of Royal Engineers
Ministry of Defence

CHARITIES
The Royal British Legion
Stoll

“THIS WORK IS ABOUT THE HUMAN LOSS OF LIFE CAUSED BY WAR AND IS DEMONSTRATED BY THE 101 PEOPLE THAT WORE THESE HELMETS IN BATTLE. THE CIRCULAR DISPLAY ENABLES THE AUDIENCE TO FREELY ENGAGE AND AMPLIFIES THE CONNECTION WITH THESE SOLDIERS, FROM MULTIPLE CONFLICTS THAT TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE WORLD OVER THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS. THE 102ND POST, WITHOUT A HELMET, REPRESENTS THE UNKNOWN BATTLE AT THE TIME THE ARTWORK WAS COMPLETED.”

Mark Humphrey
Artist

“EMOTIVENESS OF PIECES AND THE IMPACT THEY HAD ON PEOPLE.”

The Sapper Magazine
Remembrance Art Trail 

“REALLY GREAT WORK. I THINK YOUR PRESENTATION IS FIRST CLASS.”

Joe Fossey, Brigadier
Corps of Royal Engineers

LINKS
Instagram, Lost Soldiers
Timelapse, Lost Soldiers
Royal Engineers Museum, Lost Soldiers
Kent Attractions, Lost Soldiers