Offsite9 VIDEO - Riccardo De Bruce

Stephen Architect of Hope is a tribute to Stephen Lawrence, the eighteen-year-old Black British student from South London who was the victim of a racist gang murder on the evening of 22nd April 1993.

Using poetry and drawings Riccardo De Bruce has been documenting some of the continuous critical discourse, the lessons to be learnt, and the ways that Lawrence’s life story can inspire today’s generation to succeed in the multicultural landscape of the UK.

His art book contains 29 poems and 34 drawings written for each year following Lawrence’s death and references Black Activists alongside quotes which add a historical context to the contemporary issues of hate crimes, racism and institutional racism that affect the Black Diaspora in the UK.

This project is part of #Offsite9 and commissioned by Creative Black Country with funding from Arts Council England and support from Paycare.

You can see the exhibition at Light House Gallery until the end of April.

Find out more about the project here.