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Robert Pembleton

Slate from the Spirit Case sculpture displaying the words 'compassion'
Slate from the Spirit Case sculpture displaying the words 'compassion'

“We Could Have (Had)” 

1 We Had 

Expansive hearts in high walled wards 

Compassion shines within suffering 

Breath strained through clenched smiles 

2 We Have 

Lose it all and stuff it in 

Whitewashed box of thrilling beeps 

Last breath’s spread constricted end 

3 We Could 

Time to heal together now 

Space to carve the many paths 

We could have first breath together 

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A group of people stands and talks inside a brightly lit exhibition room, viewed through two wide entryways from a darker corridor with slate flooring. Posters and signs are displayed on both sides of the entrances.

Artworks and Exhibitions

A close-up of a workshop wall with woodworking tools, a plank of reclaimed timber, and the words "Recycling a Hospital" handwritten on a white surface.

Recycling a hospital

Image of the spirit case

The Spirit case

Brick wall with eyes superimposed

Borne by the walls exhibition

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