The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive terrorist attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019. The attacks that killed 51 people and injured 50, were carried out by a 28-year-old Australian man, described in media reports as a white supremacist and part of the alt-right. The gunman live-streamed the first attack on Facebook Live.
These horrific attacks were the deadliest mass shootings in modern New Zealand history, Politicians and world leaders condemned the attacks, and this is one of rarest occasions where a white man was labeled as a terrorist.
About The Mural
Artist Loretta Lizzio was invited to paint an image on a silo in the Australian city of Brunswick, which stands 75 feet tall and is a landmark on the Brunswick skyline. The image is based on a photo taken by Hagen Hopkins, after the March 15 massacre, of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wearing a hijab hugging a woman. Lizzio said the word ‘peace’ in Arabic at its base was dropped because the image said enough, as she worked for free to complete the work in nine days.
More than $11,000 has been crowdfunded in just over a day for the mural. And the silo owner, has already given permission for the artwork.
The mural was the idea of the residents to spread love, kindness and as a reminder of Arden’s humanity.
About The Artist
Melbourne based artist Loretta Lizzio channels the uninhabited wilderness in her works. Animals, from the mildest to the barbaric are the vessel Loretta uses to burrow into and reveal her own deeply layered self. Through her obsessive line work, Loretta captures a sensuous desire for freedom, adventure and love. In creating her escapes, she uses pen, pencil and oils on a variety of surfaces including walls, restored salvaged wood and paper. Loretta has spent years sharpening this sensitivity with her subjects while working across publishing, photography, and advertising industries. The artworks she creates show her subjects as creatures of substance, radiating in the life that Loretta supercharges into her artworks.
Forgotten fairy tales, spectacles of cinema, fleeting glances and dog eared National Geographics are Loretta’s inspiration to make art and tell her stories.
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