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War memorial wrapped in Ukraine flag to mark first anniversary of invasion

By Martin Booth  Friday Feb 24, 2023

An artist who previously created two people hugging in the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag has unveiled his latest work on the first anniversary of the start of the war.

This time, Duncan McKellar has used the flag itself – wrapping it around a war memorial in Clifton.

The war memorial on a traffic island on Queen’s Road is in memory of the men from the Gloucestershire Regiment who died in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.

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The Ukrainian flag has been wrapped around a soldier

McKellar’s previous Ukraine-themed work started as two interlocked fists before taking on human form:

Duncan McKellar created this sculpture out of scaffold pole protectors tubes at the same time as Hazard One’s mural on the facade of Norwich Union House

Duncan McKellar’s latest piece on this corner of Castle Park is in solidarity with the people of Ukraine

Duncan McKellar is an artist who also leads tours of St Nick’s Market, both above and below ground

All photos & video: Martin Booth

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