Artefacts
Salt Lake City 2002, replica of the Olympic flag worn by L. Walesa, K. Funaki, J.-C. Killy, J.-M. Cousteau, J. Glenn, D. M. Tutu, C. Freeman and S. Spielberg at the opening ceremony.
Replica (?) of the Olympic flag carried into the Opening Ceremony carried during the opening ceremony by Lech Walesa, Kazuyoshi Funaki, Jean-Claude Killy, Jean-Michel Cousteau, John Glenn, Desmond M. Tutu, Cathy Freeman and Steven Spielberg. Wooden box with framed picture of the original flag and caption on the aluminium plaque: "What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us / are but tiny matters compared to what lives within us. / Henry David Thoreau / {list of the persons on the photo} / The Salt Lake 2002 Games celebrated the power of the Olympics to inspire. On 8 February 2002, eight remarkable indi[-]/viduals, who represented the five continents symbolized by the Olympic Rings and the three tenents of Olympism, carried / its most precious symbol, the Olympic Flag, into the Opening Ceremony. It was a moment felt around the world". Replica signed by the eight key figures.
textile, wood, glass
brown, multi coloured, transparent
115 x 179 cm