Darwin Fiasco

Back in June 2009 I wrote about a new art installation in the town centre to commemorate the life and work of one of Shrewsbury’s most famous residents Charles Darwin, author of “The Origin of the Species” and one of the most prolific figures of the past 200 years.

Today I asked the local council not to spend any more money on the Charles Darwin Quantum Leap art project. The response that I received from them was that they had no choice but to give the extra £100,000 to finish the art installation because they had to honour the liabilities left to them by the now defunct Tory controlled SABC.

I feel that the arts should be funded in the community but I believe that this installation has been a fiasco from start to well, its not even finished yet and that there are better ways to commemorate the life and work of Charles Darwin other than an abstract art installation that is sinking into the river.

I am now asking for people to assemble in front of this art installation tomorrow afternoon at 3pm (weather permitting of course) to voice their opinions on the excessive funding black hole of a project. A banner saying “THE ORIGIN OF WHAT” will also be displayed.