25,002 tissue paper confetti pieces, dropped on the threshold of The Safe House, London.
First Impressions Exhibition,
The Safe House, London, SE15 3SN.
22-27 June, 2021
Confetti – a ritual object with myth attached, contains traces of celebration, love, joy, union, togetherness; A fragile tissue of pastel circles.
Hope – strong, fragile, seductive, contagious, vulnerable, optimistic, possibilities, unlimited.
*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/violence-against-women-femicide-census/
UN figures show that 137 women across the world are killed every day by a partner or member of their own family – a total of 50,000 women a year murdered by people they know and should be able to trust.
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action
Shirley Renwick 