The statue A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 was constructed by the artist Marc Quinn and his team from black resin and steel. I wanted to give George Floyd power, I wanted to give power to Black people like me who have suffered injustices and inequality." Description and creation My immediate thoughts were for the enslaved people who died at the hands of Colston and to give them power. When I was stood there on the plinth, and raised my arm in a Black Power salute, it was totally spontaneous, I didn't even think about it. Reid said: "Seeing the statue of Edward Colston being thrown into the river felt like a truly historical moment huge. A photograph of this was taken by Reid's husband and posted to Instagram where it was seen by Quinn. įollowing the toppling of the statue, Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid, a woman of Jamaican descent, climbed onto the plinth and made a raised fist. The statue had become a focal point of protests against the part Bristol played in the slave trade.
It had stood on a 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) Portland stone plinth. On 7 June 2020 the statue of Edward Colston, a prominent 17th- and 18th-century Bristol merchant, philanthropist and Member of Parliament who had been involved in the Atlantic slave trade, was toppled during George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom. See also: Statue of Edward Colston § Toppling and removal
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