David Shrigley
The Bell
David Shrigley
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In 2020 a group of refugees and asylum seekers worked together with Firstsite staff and Refugee Action Colchester to curate My name is not Refugee, an exhibition featuring works from the Arts Council Collection.
Alongside the exhibition, the group of curators worked with poet Laila Sumpton to write poetry in response to the artworks that were chosen.
The following poem was written a member of the group in response to ‘The Bell’ (2007) by David Shrigley.
Find more poems and more here.
By Diego Robirosa
Am I the only one feeling this tightness in my torso
this deep call
reflecting conflict, intimidation, pushing and pulling
this sound, so simple and yet so powerful
awakening a childlike spirituality
miracle of persistent hopes
when did all this sound begin
what if the bells stop ringing
from the silence and the ashes
a call to a new dawn