The Decomposition Of Iris

By lombergar

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The image depicts the falling apart of Iris, the decomposition of her image due to the current happenings, due to the ignorance of human rights worldwide. Our world is falling apart. Is a war and abuse-free world really only an utopia?

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[b]Iris[/b], in Greek mythology, Goddess of the Rainbow, the daughter of the Titan Thaumas and Electra, daughter of the Titan Oceanus. As messenger of the god Zeus and his wife, Hera, Iris left Olympus only to convey the divine commands to humankind, by whom she was regarded as an adviser and guide. Traveling with the speed of the wind, she could go from one end of the earth to the other, and to the bottom of the sea or to the depths of the underworld. Although she was a sister of the winged monsters, the Harpies, Iris was represented as a beautiful maiden, with wings and robes of bright colors and a halo of light on her head, trailing across the sky with a rainbow in her wake.

[b]Amnesty International[/b] is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. In pursuit of this vision, AI’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

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The model is Ines Zrinski, the castle behind her is located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This is most definetely not the best thing I've ever done and I am not trying to deny that. I have recieved very mixed oppinions however, probably due to the message bit. Now I'm interested in yours ... what do you think of this?

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