UK artists grass-paint 6,000 kids to mark Children's Day

The "6,000 Children" artwork aims to highlight International Children's Day and raise awareness that as many as 6,000 children around the world could die every day from preventable causes due to the impact of coronavirus on routine health services. The artwork, supported by the UNICEF, was created in three days by a team of six artists.

An aerial view shows artwork entitled "6,000 Children" by the art collective "Sand In Your Eye," in Hebden Bridge, northern England, November 22, 2020. /VCG

It features a child's face created from 6,000 life-size figures of playing youngsters to symbolise a warning that thousands of children could die worldwide due to the effects of COVID-19. /VCG

The image, which covers 11,000 square metres and is 110 meters long, took a team of artists three days to complete. /VCG

The project was supported by the UNICEF as part of it's campaign calling on global leaders to include children's needs in global recovery plans from the pandemic. /VCG