‘My parents’ trauma is my trauma’: Veronica Ryan on making first Windrush monument
Dale Berning Sawa, The Guardian
June 2021
Veronica Ryan’s handbag is always heavy. The British sculptor has been a collector since childhood, and her bag is her toolbox, her magpie’s nest, her anchor for a life lived in many places. It’s also fertile ground. Ryan’s mother once caught a glimpse of a date stone she was attempting to germinate in there. ‘You’re not going to get dates to grow here,’ she said, referring to Britain and its climate. ‘I’m just really excited to see if I can,’ replied Ryan. And she did. […]