Art and Activism

Whistleblowing through artistic and activist practice

Speaking out about wrongdoing is not just for "headline whistleblowers" we read about in the national press.  Artists combine whistleblowing with creative practice all the time, while grassroots activists work together to make their voices heard in public. These actions are often driven by a desire to care for others, flying in the face of individualistic perspectives.

The faithful, risky whistleblowing of Sinead O'Connor

She wanted to keep the contract she had made in her youth: to stand up for truth and justice in the face of power. That’s how Sinead O’Connor explained her most well-known act of defiance. Any contract she ended up making with the music industry would always be secondary to that: ‘I was just being me’, she said.... Read