Monday, July 19, 2021

Victory Over Blindness is a bronze sculpture in Manchester, England by Johanna Domke-Guyot. Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station Manchester


Victory Over Blindness is a bronze sculpture in Manchester, England by Johanna Domke-Guyot. It is on Piccadilly Approach outside the main entrance of Manchester Piccadilly station and was commissioned to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

The sculpture depicts seven blind figures guiding each other and walking together; their likeness are based upon real veterans who all suffered blindness as a result of action on the frontline. Unusually a plinth is not used and the figures are situated at eye level to engage passers-by. It was commissioned by the Blind Veterans UK and was unveiled in October 2018. It is believed to be the only memorial to depict those wounded in the First World War.