Holding the Flame

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WHAT DO WE WANT FROM STATUES IN OUR PUBLIC SPACE..?

History is not set in stone, so why should statues be? Holding the Flame is an AR-Statue that breaths & speaks, featuring living civil rights campaigner Marcia Rigg. On the one hand the statue offers flowers, something she does every year – a gesture of love and remembrance of her brother Sean Rigg who died in Police custody in 2008.

Andrew Stuck

Founder Online Jury 2022 Online Jury 2023

Andrew is the founder of the Museum of Walking, created to bring people together and to make and showcase walking pieces and performances. Andrew also is a podcaster, interviewing creative people who use walking as a catalyst for their practice. Talking Wa...

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