International Children's Day - 6000 Children

The poignant project entitled: 6000 Children, created by Hebden Bridge-based company Sand In Your Eye, is a tribute to mark International Children’s Day, today. (20 November 2020)

And to raise awareness that up to 6,000 children are at risk of dying daily, worldwide, as an indirect cause of the Coronavirus pandemic, as it affects their country’s infrastructure, food supplies and healthcare.

A team of six artists have created a 110m-wide striking image, (covering 11,000 square metres in total), made up of 6000 life size figures of playing children that when viewed from the sky forms a child’s face, on a hillside above Hebden Bridge.

Film credit: Bezmond Films