The reliefs

The children stayed with families in the fishing settlement of Skarsvåg on Magerøya island. At nearby North Cape , they spent a week creating motives in clay. The first child made “an African man”, the second modeled a self portrait. The third made a beast of the past, the fourth modeled a “lady with bow in rain and sunshine”. The fifth created a bird of peace, the sixth an image of Christ. The last child had wanted to make a cat, but ended up with a man with a hat and beard. The project was covered by daily broadcasts on national TV. All seven children experienced great fun - and no linguistic or other barriers.

In 1989, the almost man-size reliefs were cast in bronze, framed in granite and erected at the edge of the North Cape plateau. Along with the lovely bronze sculpture "Mother and child", created by artist Eva Rybakken, they now form a harmonious entity – The Children of the Earth Monument .

10-years anniversary 1999 Photo: Dag Christensen