91 Hours of Remembrance

Last night at dusk, a vigil for Canada’s 68,000 First World War dead began in locations across Canada and at Canada House in London, England.

Every evening until 11 November 2008, the names of each Canadian man who died in the war will be projected onto a public building or space in various locations.
Each name is projected for 8 seconds, and it will take 91 hours to move through all of those who perished.

For those unable to physically attend the displays, the vigil is available through this website.

The website also helps the user to determine what time a specific individual will be projected – allowing family and community members to know exactly when they should be watching.

The vigil is very simple in design, but incredibly moving – there are no pictures, only names. This certainly is a fantastic use of technology and brings remembrance to the twenty-first century.