Semaphore message of remembrance

"War turns us to stone.
In remembrance we shine
and rise to new days."

-- Semaphore message of remembrance, London, November 2005.

"Message", a semaphore message of remembrance, was transmitted along the River Thames in London today (Remembrance Sunday, 13 November 2005). The performance artwork was commissioned for the day by the National Maritime Museum, and was composed and arranged by artist Beth Derbyshire.