A travelling exhibition by Helen Broadfoot, offered to you by the Missing Peace Art Space.
A Show of Respect is a body of work painted for the children of war. This exhibition is comprised of ten large oil paintings. It underscores the violation of these children’s basic human rights. Each painting depicts a child from a different country and chronicles ways that war effects children. Children die, children are forced to become soldiers, children are captured and sold into brothels and children are displaced and spend their young lives (often their whole lives) as refugees.
The composition of these paintings is sought with extreme sensitivity to the children involved, wanting viewers drawn into the paintings, not repelled by them. A major component of each piece is the inclusion of one of the articles of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These articles are painted on the canvas in the language of the child depicted in the painting. 
Besides each painting in the exhibit is the translation of the article into English as well as the inspiration for the painting itself.
It is hoped that these paintings will help bring awareness to the plight of these children and help people reaffirm their commitment to peace.
For more information and reservation, please contact the Missing Peace Art Space.
This exhibition is currently stored at the INMP secretariat office in The Hague, The Netherlands.