MementoUs – Keisha Thompson
Artistic statement
- Following the theme of humanity I wanted to make sure the language of this piece paid homage to the human voices that contributed to the interviews that inspired this commission. Thank you to all the visitors and volunteers for their honesty and hard work.
- The structure of the poem is inspired by the shape of important molecules in biology and by the science behind the vaccines. The first and third columns represent the shape of mRNA molecules, and the centre of the poem represents the structure of DNA.
- In celebration of all the small acts that are contributing to a bigger picture, this poem is written so that it can be read in a variety of ways. You can choose to go across the three columns horizontally or start with column one then move across by column. Or maybe there are other ways that I am yet to discover myself. It is a collection of the small thoughts and big statements that highlight how we are all working together to contribute to something much bigger
Artist Bio
Keisha Thompson is a Manchester based writer, performance artist and producer.
Keisha is Senior Manager of Children, Young People and Learning at Arts Council England, chair of radical arts funding body, Future’s Venture Foundation, a MOBO x London Theatre Consortium Fellow and a member of Greater Manchester Cultural and Heritage Group, and recipient of The Arts Foundation Theatre Makers Award 2021.
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