Abundance of Nothing

safety in numbers

numbers of possibilities

possibilities in abundance

abundance of nothing

nothing to declare

declare bankruptcy

bankruptcy court

court the dangers

danger in darkness

darkness to light

light the touch paper

Lawrence McGill

Lawrence McGill working on his Armour design

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/

Being in the street

Being in the street

Looking over my shoulder

Paranoia

The night

Dark

Shaking

Scared to fall asleep

Got to stay awake

Thieves

People trying to hurt

Vulnerable

Suicide

Anxiety

Asking for money

Don't know who

Hunger

Weight loss

Alone.

Saf Hussain

Armour artwork, embroidered with poems.

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/

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/