27/10/2021
Very pleased to be involved with this project last week. A huge thanks to and to those thanked below for their help
Posted • .2030 A new art activation for , has been unveiled by Spanish artist Ampparito considering the ‘nature’ of power. A poetic intervention around the statue of Edmund Burke titled ‘Waiting for the Fall’
With community ambassador The Bristol Eighteen, Ampparito adopts SDG16 which considers Peace Justice and Strong institutions. For his contribution to the project, the artist considers how Bristol are localising the global conversation on power, through monuments in public space.
"Statues are positioned at height to reflect their powerful status. As they become older, the values they represent remain static while society continues to evolve around them. The pedestal’s must grow to avoid the people’s interaction, to stay unchallenged, the problem with ascending however, is the fall. Inspired by a quote from La Haine “it is not how you fall that matters, it is how you land”
Amparrito has collected branches and leaves to lengthen the surrounding trees to create a curtain-like cover around the statue, camouflaging it from sight. The sculpture will only become visible again, after the fall….
The Bristol Eighteen formed in the aftermath of the Colston action, aptly named after the eighteen people implicated. Founder Alasdair Doggart believes in creativity supporting anti-racism and social justice, donating funds to educational organisations such as Bristol based
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