Thoughts on a Child...

...what do you think of, when you imagine a child soldier? Do you think of their life before their "service"? Do you think of the gun they hold in their hand? Is it the political turmoil of their geographic area that gives you pause, or is it simply the fact that they are a child with a gun? What does this say about you? What does this say about them? What does this say about the artist who chooses to address them? What does this say about the artist who uses them as a canvas? Does it give you pause? A convenient image to cry upon, or do you think further? I press you to think when you look upon these images.