Historical information

Commemorates the tenth anniversary (2012) of the independence of East Timor, achieved on 20 May 2002. The people of the first new nation of the century suffered some of the worst atrocities and trauma of modern times in their struggle for self-determination. Honours the spirit of the East Timorese people and their connection to Ballarat

Significance

The artwork is of aesthetic and interpretative significance to the people of Ballarat

Physical description

Corten metal laser cut sculpture

Inscriptions & markings

2012
Australia East Timor Association (Ballarat) honours the spirit of the East Timorese People on the tenth anniversary of the restoration of their Independence.
Artist, Marqy da Costa, Afalyca Art Baucau, East Timor