Love Cannon
Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich
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Love Cannon by Walker and Bromwich
Love Cannon is part of Walker and Bromwich’s Friendly Frontier Peace
Campaign. A campaign that celebrates love through actions and environments,
which lead participants towards an alternate world of love and Peace. This
campaign takes place in the context of the current global political climate
it seeks out love in a war torn world through bizarre and romantic acts.
Love Cannon is a pink inflatable cannon, designed to shoot balloons into
the skies in an action for peace. Each time the soft missiles are catapulted
from the breach of this unlikely object the collaborative duo hope to spread
a bit more joy in a world at war.
The Cannon began its life in an idyllic tranquil village in France. The
village of 'Les Arques' steeped in a medieval history of territorial battle
still visible in its fortified architecture. It was this spot that spawned
a Love weapon and inspired Walker and Bromwich to invite the village to
join them in a wonderfully romantic gesture to the world. The people of
Les Arques took this challenge to heart and became part of a utopian fete
of sorts in a welcoming ceremony and parade. Since this inaugural event
the love cannon has been fired at numerous locations across the UK the artists
will continue to fire the cannon as often as possible while this symbolic
antidote to war is necessary.
