Protest is our way to assert our freedom of association - the one for the many and many for the one. We inhabit a zeitgeist which we cannot separate ourselves from. Art does not happen in a state of isolation, it is here and now and the here and now is urgency.
Anish Kapoor (artist)
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The Art of Protest (2019) published by Amnesty International
The Art of Protest explores how photography can be a means of protest. How the photographer can be part of a shift from documentary photography to visual activism. From observer to activist to make and use images as agents for change.
As an activist my photography seeks to use art as a means of protest - focused mainly around issues connected to the environment, urban spaces, and equal justice.
Photograph: Kill the Bill protest Victoria Square, 2021
Street Art: Reclaim the Street, cyanotype by Tracey Thorne on paper Little Ann Street, Birmingham, 2020
Experimenting with sound stills made at Kill The Bill protest Birmingham as a form of digital visual protest. Turning the temporary into a permanent lasting individual call for action.
If you're interested in the work follow on social media #theartofprotest
The Art of Protest is an artist development project supported by Arts Council England, Developing Your Creative Practice Fund.
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