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Saturday, February 04, 2006
"Monument Sends Message of Peace..."
Though the firmness of the grip the "golden" police officer keeps on the shoulders of his "silver" Buddhist and Muslim charges is a little suspect. What an image of the state keeping a close grip on communal and religious identities. See the article in the Bangkok Post, which includes this priceless graph:«Standing beyond the car-bomb barrier and heavily guarded gate of Region 9 police training school, where armed police inspect incoming vehicles, the monument sends a strong message that Buddhists, Muslims and police can live happily together.»
The statue is in a police school outside Yala, in Southern Thailand and was erected in 1966. It certainly has recently been given new coat of paint!!Technorati Tags: public art, Thailand, sculpture
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