originally just to remember her youngest son who died in war, but became a communal memorial
mother in classical drapery - inspired by Michelangelo's Pieta - timeless appearance = people form all wars relate
son is thin and emaciated, bones showing = physical effects of war
between mothers legs, foetal position = traumatised from war, revert to a child-like state - ironic as he's dead
bronze = strong = bond between a mother and son
sat below an open air sky light - durable materials = willing to protect her son through everything
