The Face of Liberation
Every picture tells a story, what's yours?
About this project
As part of the official celebrations of Liberation 75, ArtHouse Jersey commissioned The People’s Picture to create one of the most ambitious pieces of participatory art Jersey has seen. ‘The Face of Liberation’ is a photo mosaic featuring the faces of Jersey inhabitants, past and present, composed of more than 6,000 photos and covered over 2,000 square feet of wall space in St Helier. We appealed to all Islanders to send selfies, or pictures of their ancestors to form the mosaic. The artwork also features hundreds of photos from the Jersey Heritage Archives.
13,000 photos collected
13,000 photos collected
Featured faces
Artwork
A picture tells a thousand words and we searched for a face that spoke to the Island’s experience of Occupation. That face is Barbara Jouanny, captured by the occupying German forces for her identity card when she was a 12 year old child. The entire civil population of Jersey was required to register under the Registration and Identification of Person (Jersey) Order, 1940. The cards are inscribed on the UNESCO UK memory of the World Register.
In the news
BBC News | 2020
'Largest piece of community art ever created in Jersey'
ITV News | 2020
'75 years of Freedom and One Face'
Jersey Evening Post | 2020
'Unveiling the Face'
Jersey Evening Post | 2020
'Liberation Revealed'
Channel 103 | 2020
'Mosaic of Islanders Form Face of Liberation'
Bailiwick Express | 2020
'Meet Barbara, the Face of Liberation'
Jersey Evening Post | 2020
'Unveiled: Barbara is the Face of Liberation'
BBC News | 2020
'Woman chosen as Face of Liberation overwhelmed'
ITV News | 2020
'Face of Liberation artwork unveiled in Jersey'
Jersey Evening Post | 2020
'Strong Response to Call for Images for Public Art Project'
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ArtHouse Jersey is a not for profit charity who produce large-scale exhibitions, theatre pieces, concerts and community-focused workshops and project. They support artists who have ambition and talent to create inspiring, high-quality work that can change lives. They provide Jersey-based artists with financial support and offer free advice and artist-led development opportunities, ranging from facilitated workshops and projects, guided residencies, and industry networking, to drop-in sessions with our team. They also provide international artists with residency opportunities to encourage the creation of new work.
Based at their new home at Greve de Lecq Barracks, ArtHouse Jersey have set out to enhance Jersey’s cultural tapestry, bringing and showcasing art of an international quality on our island stage.
Barbara Jouanny | The Face of Liberation