The inspiration for my artwork was taken from FX Harsono’s ‘What would you do if these crackers where real Pistols?’. Harsono explored art in a very abstract way and most artworks were about war and at the end of the regime in his country that is where he created a sense of introspection in his artwork. As soon as I arrived in front of his installation, I could already sense the concept and how he invites the audience to think about the question being posed. His idea is channeled through how simple and yet complicated his artwork is. Having a house in France where war still has its mark implanted, I thought that I would make my artwork about that. The number 109 is the address of my house where the land still has clear marks of bombardments and trenches. The number 14-18 is when the war started and ended in the 1900s. The swords crossed that are a bit everywhere on my artwork represent the sign of war. I also painted on a long strip of barbed wire that was frequently used to block enemies during the war. In the bottom left corner there are sacks of sand that were used to hide and block doors in Bombings. The war was a dark place and time, I tried to evoke that through adding grey and simplicity to the colours sponged on the painting. My painting is my recreation of Harsono’s painting; a painting of the harsh war, and the millions of people that died for their country. But now it talks of my history, and how it will effect my future.