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Maria Torp, Portugal, 2026

Maria Torp

Portugal, 2026
Oil and acrylic on cardboard, handmade frame, museum glass
85,5 x 60 cm
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Portugal (the Carnation) The Carnation Revolution is regarded as one of the most significant examples of a successful and peaceful change of system in modern times. After almost half a...
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Portugal (the Carnation)
The Carnation Revolution is regarded as one of the most significant examples of a successful and peaceful change of system in modern times. After almost half a century of dictatorship, the Portuguese military chose on 25 April 1974 to lay down their weapons in favour of peace. When a woman, Celeste Caeiro, handed red carnations to the soldiers, they placed the flowers in the barrels of their rifles. An act that became the visual image of the democratisation of Portugal and made the red carnation a symbol of the country's newfound freedom.

Portugal (nelliken)
Nellikerevolutionen betragtes som et af de mest betydningsfulde eksempler på en succesfuld og fredelig systemforandring i moderne tid. Efter næsten et halvt århundrede med diktatur valgte det portugisiske militær den 25. april 1974 at lægge våbnene til fordel for fred. Da en kvinde, Celeste Caeiro, uddelte røde nelliker til soldaterne, satte de blomsterne i deres geværløb. En handling, der blev det visuelle billede på demokratiseringen af Portugal og gjorde den røde nellike til symbol på landets nye frihed.
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