John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026

7646. M32 roundabout J2 (24)

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026

Where to start? There is so much to unpick in this political stencil piece by John D’oh. I’m not sure that I can offer too many of my own thoughts that the piece provokes, but I am sure that they are shared to varying degrees by many.

John D'oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026
John D’oh, M32 roundabout J2, Bristol, April 2026

The action of Israel (the state of) depicted by death handing over a flower to a small innocent child holding a teddy bear is very powerful and rather moving. The faux reassurance hiding behind the violence is what comes across most strongly. I could write an essay about this, but I am resisting the temptation and am time-limited. John D’oh doing what he does best.

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  1. Yeah, that’s a tough one. Which means it is thought provoking. Which means it ups its level of art from mere pretty. I’ll also refrain from the deep dive, only to say that like the citizens of the USA aren’t “this administration” (even though “we” voted it in–a lot didn’t), neither are the citizens of Israel their admin (even though they voted it in). People seem to miss that discernment, and that begets its own type of hell.

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