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Sculpted by John Reid, the memorial commemorates the mining disaster of 1916 at Woodhorn colliery which claimed 13 lives.
The Forth Plinth - Trafalgar Square: Antelope by Samson Kambalu
"Antelope restages a photograph of Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe and European missionary John Chorley as a sculpture.
The photograph was taken in 1914 at the opening of Chilembwe’s new church in Nyasaland, now Malawi. Chilembwe has his hat on, defying the colonial rule that forbade Africans from wearing hats in front of white people. A year later, he led an uprising against colonial rule. Chilembwe was killed and his church was destroyed by the colonial police.
On the plinth, Chilembwe is larger than life, while Chorley is life-size. By increasing his scale, the artist elevates Chilembwe and his story, revealing the hidden narratives of underrepresented peoples in the history of the British Empire in Africa, and beyond."
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"The Lord is nigh unto them that
are of a broken heart; and saveth
such as be of a contrite spirit."
The highlight of Day 8 of the Caminho do Mar was exploring the 12th-century Cistercian monastery at Alcobaça, Portugal. In the white marble ‘Cloister of Silence’, the crystal clear water of a Renaissance basin is lit up by afternoon sunlight.
12 Island Ave, Peaks Island (in Casco Bay), Maine USA • My ever-changing rock sculptures on the deck; all from quartz and quartzite.