Refugees Welcome.
“We need artists who can shine a light and startle some sense into the world with radical, inspiring ideas. ARTCRY funds and supports artists to create bold political work with funding in seven days to enable fast action.” ARTCRY.
I’ve recently joined the panel of ARTCRY. An organisation that provides funds artists to produce political artwork.
Statement of Asylum: remix, is the first bid we’ve funded and I love it. Hit fullscreen and turn the volume up.
From the artists…
While asylum seekers are asked to report the details of their stories over and over again in forms for the government, including an Asylum Statement, and some of these stories are shared with the media, the public rarely feel any connection or shared personhood with asylum seekers. We don’t hear from them in their own words. This othering and psychic distance allows many members of society to support or simply ignore inhumane action being planned and taken against Asylum Seekers. At sunset on the Kings Steps of Margate's main sands on Friday 21st June, for Refugee Week 2024, we attempted to jolt people into paying attention by projecting a message onto the Turner Contemporary.
At a frightening time of crisis, this disruptive display will communicate to asylum seekers and refugees across the UK that there is space for them to be heard.Statement of Asylum:
Remix is made of the anonymous words spoken by asylum seekers that were formed into a collective poem.
All the details of this incredible artwork can be found here: https://statementofasylum.com/
Main Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash
