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The sculpture is two AIDS ribbons, one rusting and one red. According to artist and designer Garry Jones: 'My first initial idea for the memorial was to have two figures comforting and supporting each other. After researching imagery from the history of HIV and AIDS in Birmingham, a recurring and powerful symbol was the "red heart ribbon". This symbol was designed, adopted and used by the Birmingham World AIDS Day Committee from 2008, the heart being chosen to represent love and to reference Birmingham’s position in the heart of England … The memorial commemorates those we have lost but who will never be forgotten. It will also be a symbol of hope for the future, at the heart of our city and for all to see. It will show how for we have come, but remind us how far we still have to go to end stigma and discrimination.
Title
Ribbons
Date
2020–2022
Medium
Corten steel
Measurements
H 600 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
B5_AEB_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial team
Work type
Sculpture
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1st December 2022
Access
at all times
Inscription description
THE RIBBONS / BIRMINGHAM AIDS & HIV MEMORIAL / A symbol of remembrance for the forgotten with a vision / of hope for the furture. / Remembering those lost to the “Neglected Pandemic” / and those who came after. / Celebrating those who live with HIV today and In / the future. / Educating everyone to eliminate fear, shame, stigma / and prejudice. / Designer Artist: Garry Jones / Sculptor: Luke Perry / Founders: Garry Jones, Phil Oldershaw, Andrew Bentley King