Stationary Peaceful Protest

In 2020 around the country people came together to express outrage at the murder of a Black man by police in America. Animator Shiyi Li takes us to a BLM protest in Birmingham, with music by Black British jazz musician Xhosa Cole, immersing us in a vibrant and sensory world. Prize winning video artist Nigel Goldsmith makes playful collages using footage of container ships, he sees them as the ultimate symbol of global trade and consumer culture. The geometric patterns and balletic machinery he depicts invite contemplation of the impact of shipping on the planet in a non-didactic way.