French Statue of Liberty mural hits out at Trump US immigration policy
A towering mural in
France of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes is racking up millions of views online with its swipe at US President
Donald Trump 's immigration and deportation policies.
Amsterdam-based street artist Judith de Leeuw described her giant work in the northern French town of Roubaix, which has a large
immigrant community, as 'a quiet reminder of what freedom should be'.
She said 'freedom feels out of reach' for
migrants and 'those pushed to the margins, silenced, or unseen'.
'I painted her covering her eyes because the weight of the world has become too heavy to witness,' de Leeuw wrote in a July 4 social media post when Americans were celebrating Independence Day. 'What was once a shining symbol of liberty now carries the sorrow of lost meaning.'
A mural by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes with her hands, in Roubaix, France. Photo: AP
Her depiction of the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French people in the late 1800s, has inspired some sharp criticism.
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