Jen Reid sculpture was put up Wednesday morning
London:
A sculpture of a black protester with his fist raised in the air has been erected in place of a 17th century English slave trader whose statue was knocked down by anti-racism protesters in the city last month British port of Bristol.
Edward Colston, who made his fortune from the West African slave trade, was demolished and thrown into the harbor last month by anti-racism protesters protesting after the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. .
Floyd’s death has led to protests for racial equality and police reform in the United States and around the world.
The Jen Reid sculpture, which was photographed standing on the pedestal of the Colston statue, was put up Wednesday morning by a team led by artist Marc Quinn, the Guardian reported.
“Resident Jen Reid and I unveiled a new temporary public installation,” A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 “, above Edward Colston’s empty plinth in Bristol, England,” said Quinn on Instagram next to a photo of the new work.
(Report by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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