When I was fighting

When I was fighting didn't think that was dangerous

When a knuckle duster knocked out my tooth

Didn't think that was dangerous

And when I was driving 130mph,

Didn't think that was dangerous.

When I hold a knife, that's the closest I come.

That's closest:

“If I'm not careful with this

In my hand

It is dangerous.”

Anonymous

Rusting fabric for the project Armour

Armour is a project that uses words and stitches to explore the ways we protect ourselves. It is a collaboration with veterans of armed conflict and with people who have lived experience of homelessness. We asked people to describe their personal "armour", physical and mental. Artworks inspired by gambesons, the quilted jackets worn under suits of armour, were made out of rust dyed fabric and embroidered with poems, and other writings. arthur-martha.com/portfolio/armour/