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Helmets for Peace is a work of art by Batuz, consisting of military helmets and attached to them shields made of dyed paper pulp, straw and various other materials. The work of art aims to raise awareness among people about the important role of the peacekeeping missions of the United Nations.〔Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr (2015). ''Helmets for Peace - Batuz: English''. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden. ISBN 978-3-95498-168-7〕 The shields have been painted by dozens of international artists for the “border crossing” project at the Neisse River at the border between Germany and Poland in 2002 in which the Bundeswehr played a significant role.〔Batuz Foundation & Auswärtiges Amt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (2003). ''no más fronteras''. Kloster Altzella/Nossen〕 General Hans-Peter von Kirchbach (former General Inspector of the Bundeswehr) has inspired Batuz to create a permanent installation from these helmets, which should turn into a symbol of peace to be followed by many armies around the world. In the summer of 2007 Batuz finished assembling the first installation of the work which was called “Helmets for Peace”. It has been exhibited in an abandoned hall in Chemnitz. The work included 167 helmets and was 5,50 meter high and 11,30 meter wide.〔Batuz Foundation (2007). ''Helmets for Peace'' catalog〕 In 2012 “Helmets for Peace” was vandalized and a few weeks later disassembled and stored away.〔Mehlhorn, Th. "Star-Künstler packt ein", BILD, July 19, 2012.〕 With the support of General Hans-Peter von Kirchbach and Minister Christian Schmidt (at that time Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Defence) Helmets for Peace found a new home in the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr. The exhibition opening took place on March 2, 2015.〔Rieckmann, Adina. MDR Sachsenspiegel. March 4, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ZJCO07X9Q〕 Prof. Dr. Dieter Ronte acknowledges the importance of “Helmets for Peace” drawing similarities to Picasso's artwork Guernica.〔Ronte, Dieter (2007). ''Batuz - Helmets for Peace'' http://societeimaginaire.net/prof-dr-dieter-ronte-batuz-helmets-for-peace/〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helmets for Peace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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