Jason deCaires Taylor

Jason deCaires Taylor is a sculptor, environmentalist and professional underwater photographer. Born in 1974, Taylor graduated from the London Institute of Arts in 1998 with a BA Honours in Sculpture.

His permanent site-specific works span several continents and predominately explore submerged and tidal marine environments. His multi-disciplinarily sculptural works explore modern themes of conservation and environmental activism; Over the past 10 years Taylor has created several large-scale underwater “Museums” and “Sculpture Parks”, with collections of over 850 life-size public works.

The Pride of Brexit (2019)

"First of all, I am British and very proud of my country, but having lived through three years of aggressive, divisive and destructive debate I felt compelled, as an artist, to convey my despair at the situation in which we find ourselves and create a monument to one of the most unpatriotic events Britain has ever seen."

"The Pride of Brexit is intended as a physical manifestation of the effects of Brexit, a collective moment of self harm that has been inflicted upon us through lies and propaganda, financed by a wealthy, unaccountable elite."

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The three wretched lions frame Brexit as an act of gross national flagellation. Situated on the shores of the English Channel, surrounded by the iconic white cliffs, they are washed up, exhausted, emaciated and dying.

Instead of focusing our attention on the pressing issues of the day - the climate emergency, child poverty, the housing crisis, the importance of our NHS - we have had a national identity crisis forced upon us.

Sold to the population as regaining control and sovereignty of the country, Brexit has divided us, threatened the Union of Britain, caused billions of pounds worth of economic damage, weakened our institutions, eroded our faith in politicians, and opened the door for exploitation by large corporations and unaccountable foreign interests.

In London they stand as monuments to our delusions, disfigured by the toxic language of Brexit and its main protagonists.

It has undermined the UK ‘s reputation as a welcoming, open and rational society and limited opportunities for our children.

The three proud British lions will only regain their health when the Brexit folly is abandoned and we, as a nation, can turn our attention to the issues that really matter.

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image and text source : Jason deCaires Taylor • Underwater Sculpture
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