About the work

Acrylic and pencil on wood.

In response to police violence around the world, in particular state-imposed violence against demonstrators.

Whether for fairer wages, a greener planet or the oppression of one group or another, protest is a highly visual way of drawing the state's attention to its grievances. In Britain, Extinction Rebellion and in France, protesters against the new retirement age, to name just two groups that have been subjected to police violence. In fact, the list is endless: no longer seen as protectors, police in body armour pounce on groups of protesters with their truncheons and volleys of rubber bullets and tear gas grenades to reinforce their power.

If the government is deaf to the demands of its citizens, and those who demonstrate are met not with dialogue but with violence, how can we resolve anything?

Artwork ready to hang.

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