Off the Shelf Festival: We are the Monument: Decolonising Public Spaces - Yuen Fong Ling and Jon Cannon

We are the Monument is an exhibition at the Graves Art Gallery. In this event artist Dr Yuen Fong Ling and graphic designer Jon Cannon will discuss the visual impact and use of text in public monuments to decolonise public spaces.

The collaborators will use text, font, design, and key words to create a series of public art proposals, street name changes, public monuments and memorials for communities that don’t often get the opportunity to take part  – and you can join them!  

The talk will take place in the Carpenter Room in Central Library. The exhibition will be open from 5pm and attendees are encouraged to visit the prior to the talk.  

Curated by Sheffield Hallam University 

This event is part of Off the Shelf: Festival of Words from the University of Sheffield. The full festival programme is available here:  https://offtheshelf.org.uk/events/  

The event is organised by the Off the Shelf Festival. Views expressed at this event do not reflect those of Sheffield Museums.