Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.56
Object Name
Poster
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is a poster with no text, only a large scale illustration of the Tower of Babel, which becomes a nuclear power reactor towards the top. This may be a reference to the comments of the Roman Catholic Church, wherein nuclear power was compared to a modern day tower of Babel, implying humanity's
hubris and defiance of God's wishes. The poster was designed by Swiss artist Pierre Brauchli
