Bloody Sunday on Derry walls
The Gasyard Féile, with the support of the Bloody Sunday Justice
Campaign and Bloody Sunday Trust, have erected six life-size
photographic enlargements of images taken by French
photojournalist Gilles Peress on Bloody Sunday, on walls in
Derry's Bogside.
The open-air exhibition, placed close to the location of the
original killings is entitled ``Rossville Remembers'' and it
coincides with the international association of art critics
conference in Derry last weekend.
A Féile spokesperson said, ``These photos captured the horror and
tragedy of the unfolding events which were to prove a watershed
in this city. This public artwork invites us to stop and pause in
memory for the fourteen men and boys murdered on that day.''
Two of the young people who assisted in the erection of the
images gave their views:
``When I first saw the six Bloody Sunday images I tried to imagine
myself there at the time, but I found it hard because it's
difficult to imagine yourself in a place where people were shot
just because they stood up for their rights.
``Even though I wasn't there at the time of Bloody Sunday I still
feel strongly about the events that took place that day, and I
think that until the British Army has been found guilty of the 14
murders the people of Derry should fight to bring justice to the
victims of Bloody Sunday.''
Cahir Hegarty (17)
``I am 18 years old. I wasn't even born when Bloody Sunday
happened, but when I saw the photos I felt angry because I have
come to learn what everyone knew, that the 14 who died were all
innocent people whose only crime was to march for their rights. I
and many others know that it was wrong and it should have never
have happened. It was cold blooded murder carried out by people
who shouldn't' have even been here.''
Sean Donnelly (18)
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