MARILYN TALEO HAVINI | 'Bel Isi (Peace Park), Buka' | Oil on canvas

"Bel Isi (peace park) in Buka town is the site of local markets, music and festival events but also a space for peaceful reflection and mourning. The single tall coconut tree marks the site of the mass graves that were dug by members of the Papua New Guinean Defence Forces for the Buka civilians who they mowed down with machine guns as they invaded the island in the 1990s. Nearby is a cross, on which a sculpture of a black Christ  is nailed, a memorial to martyrs."

MARILYN TALEO HAVINI | 'Bel Isi (Peace Park), Buka' | 2023 | Oil on canvas | H 60 x W 89 mm