Art / Street Art
New mural appears to show child playing with stones
At first look, the child in the mural seems to be playing. But they are actually at work in the piece that has appeared in Bristol.
The stencil shows the child crouched down holding a hammer, next to some stones that have been left towards the top of Christmas Steps.
On one step next to the stones, there is a stencil of the Apple logo in a blue tint.
The mural has appeared close to the top of Christmas Steps – photo: Martin Booth
The work is by Hendog, an anonymous artist from Hampshire.
Writing on Instagram, the artist explained the piece, which he has called Terms and Conditions.
“In the Congo a vast amount of people are being exploited to extract cobalt from the Earth.
“The high demand to power rechargeable devices, has resulted in a supply chain that consists of child labour, forced labour, next to no PPE and artisanal miners, who in some cases, can earn less than a dollar a day.
“This supply chain has been set up to enrich the few and exploit the many people of the Congo from a natural element that could have been used to help grow the economy. To give their people a better quality of life.
“The blood of the Congo runs through every rechargeable device and top tech companies are responsible for creating the demand.
“In my opinion they are also responsible for making sure that their supply chains are clean from breaches of human rights, modern slavery and child labour.
“Are these the terms and conditions were forced to accept?”
The mural shows a boy playing with stones next to the Apple logo – photo: Martin Booth
This latest piece has been painted on the side of Rova, underneath the flats that now make up the Foster’s Almshouses.
The chapel at the almshouses is dedicated to the three kings of Cologne, also known as the three wise men, and it is this connection with Christmas that is one of the theories to how Christmas Steps got its name.
Main photo: Martin Booth
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- 12 things you probably didn’t know about Christmas Steps
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