Raewyn Harrison is showing a ceramic installation at the Vestry House
Museum, which comments on government cuts. By using the symbol of a small milk
bottle she depicts one of the most infamous government cuts of the past, the
withdrawal of free milk from schools in the 1970’s. She draws parallels between
the outcome of past government cost cutting programs to question those we are
currently experiencing.
A group of over fifty small slip cast
porcelain milk bottles will be on display, each with an individual message representing
one person’s view of government cuts.
The 3/4 pint milk bottle used to make the mould for
this work is from Hitchman’s, an E17 Dairy Farm, once located just off the
Billet road roundabout in Walthamstow which provided milk for local schools.
Your comments please!
Would you like to express your views on the current
coalition government’s cuts? By leaving a message you will be adding to a growing
collection. In this year’s E17 Art Trail, the artist is hoping to get lots of written
messages to enable her to swell the numbers of these little protest bottles.
What do you think the
current governments cuts are bestowing on the next generation?
You can write your thoughts at the Broken Britain exhibition
at Vestry House Museum during the Art Trail.
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