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Australian cartoonist dedicates artwork to honour Christchurch attack victims

Pat Campbell has drawn a silver fern image that acts as a powerful and emotional symbol indicating inspiration. The silver fern is specie of a tree which can only be found in New Zealand.

By Web Desk
March 20, 2019

Highlights

  • Famed Australian cartoonist Pat Campbell has redrawn an artwork showcasing New Zealand's silver fern
  • with the silhouettes of Muslims praying
  • He drew the 49 figures of people as number same as initial death toll
  • Later when the death toll reached to 50 he added another silhouette in the silver fern image

Famed Australian cartoonist Pat Campbell has redrawn an artwork showcasing New Zealand's silver fern as Muslim victims praying in order to pay tribute to Christchurch attack that happened on Friday.

The silver fern image is a powerful and emotional symbol which indicates inspiration. The silver fern is specie of a tree which can only be found in New Zealand.

The Australian cartoonist redrew the silver fern image with the silhouettes of people praying, he drew the 49 figures of people as number same as initial death toll.

Later when the death toll reached to 50 he added another silhouette in the silver fern image. During an interview he mentioned that the response he got for his drawing is very positive and he’s glad that it brings comfort and poignancy to people.

On Friday, 15th march the horrific Christchurch attack left 50 people  killed by a white supremacist terrorist Brenton Tarrant, who’s been charged of murder on Sunday.