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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSlaver statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester
The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in Bristol on Wednesday morning with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down.
The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th century merchant was toppled by Black Lives Matter demonstrators last month, was erected at dawn by a team directed by the artist Marc Quinn.
Arriving in two lorries before 5am, a team of 10 people worked quickly to install the figure of Reid, who said she had been secretly working with Quinn on the idea for weeks. It came as a complete surprise to the authorities, who are yet to announce their plans for the location.
A cardboard placard reading black lives still matter was placed at the bottom of the plinth.
Shortly after the vehicles drove away, Reid stood in front of the statue with her fist in the air. Its just incredible, she said. Thats pretty fucking ballsy, that it is.
The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th century merchant was toppled by Black Lives Matter demonstrators last month, was erected at dawn by a team directed by the artist Marc Quinn.
Arriving in two lorries before 5am, a team of 10 people worked quickly to install the figure of Reid, who said she had been secretly working with Quinn on the idea for weeks. It came as a complete surprise to the authorities, who are yet to announce their plans for the location.
A cardboard placard reading black lives still matter was placed at the bottom of the plinth.
Shortly after the vehicles drove away, Reid stood in front of the statue with her fist in the air. Its just incredible, she said. Thats pretty fucking ballsy, that it is.
[link:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/15/edward-colston-statue-replaced-by-sculpture-of-black-lives-matter-protester|]
Perfect! What a marvellous idea... it will have pissed off the council, but hopefully they will have enough sense to kick any decision on taking it down, into the long grass, until this becomes the new normal.
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Slaver statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester (Original Post)
Soph0571
Jul 2020
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Cha
(296,726 posts)1. Mahalo, Soph!
malaise
(268,625 posts)2. Get thee to the greatest page
Love it
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)3. It really cheered me up this morning n/t
malaise
(268,625 posts)6. Watching the slaver's statue being thrown into Bristol Bay was
a truly great moment - we laughed and laughed that day.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)7. Looks good, but boy was that fast. Resin suggests it's
not meant to be permanent, but perhaps it will lead to something more enduring.