An exhibition aimed at “decolonising” historical artefacts has opened in Bristol.
Artist Jessica Ashman has been working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s collection, researching archives and exploring specimens.
She has produced a new art installation, called “Those that do not smile will kill me: Decolonising Jamaican Flora”.
Ms Ashman said: “It’s about addressing these ignored histories, or stories which are attached to how an object was collected or who it originally belonged to, because, when you collect these objects from these institutions or acquire these objects somehow, they’re ripped away from their true meaning.”
