keep calm and carry on

2014. Free-hand sculpted glass head, metal, fabric, epoxy resin, gold leaf. 14in H x 16in W x 10in D (35cm x 40cm x 25cm).                                                          

Photo Credit: Karel De Bock.

Keep Calm and Carry On was originally a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939 in preparation for World War II. The poster was intended to raise the morale of the British public, threatened with widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities. It has since been re-issued by a number of private companies, and has been used as the decorative theme for a range of products. [1]

“We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.” (1984)
When a police officer kills an unarmed black person and the victim is criminalized, there is a problem. Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, ...

 We should no longer keep calm.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On

In the Collection of Glazenhuis Museum Lommel.