Cherie's Place » ‘foreign Exchange’ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Five Figures of Queen Victoria from ‘Foreign Exchange’ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2026/01/22/five-figures-of-queen-victoria-from-foreign-exchange/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2026/01/22/five-figures-of-queen-victoria-from-foreign-exchange/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:51:31 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=28048 Image From a Poster in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Photograph of a poster in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke created ‘Foreign Exchange’ for the Birmingham 2022 Festival. He reimagined the sculpture of Queen Victoria in the city centre, surrounding the bronze statue with a boat containing five smaller Queen Victorias. Each wears a helmet and carries a medal relating to an important colonial battle. Hew Locke described the statue ‘leading a battalion of other statues to represent the home nation throughout the Empire’. After the Festival he generously donated the five smaller Queen Victorias to the city.*

Foreign Exchange

Foreign Exchange

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*Information from a signboard next to the Victorias

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