Public art & sculpture · London
Eye-I
Eye-I — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Basher Eyre — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Eye-I is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Conservative estimates reported by ophthalmologists in November 2022 stated there had been 580 confirmed cases of significant eye injuries during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests triggered by the death-in-custody of Mahsa "Jina" Amini. The actual number of injuries is likely much higher. The widespread nature of the eye injuries across the country and the number of cases reported demonstrates a systematic nature to these attacks.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The 2022 protests were not the first time eye injuries were reported inside of Iran. Other protesters, such as, Koroush Kiya (21 years old at the time) had attended the 2017-2018 Iranian Protests in Karaj where he was shot directly in the face, resulting in his right eye causing irreparable damage in August 2018 with a paintball gun while attending. The next year, Matin Hassani was shot at with a pellet gun when attending a protest in Bukan in November of 2019. He sustained permanent damage to his left eye. Later, doctors from Isfahan in the aftermath of protests in November 2021 reported 40 admissions of eye injuries in one day of police crackdown against peaceful protesters. The true…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5201, -0.0792
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC2M 3TY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Official site
- dennissevershouse.co.uk
Sources
- osm: node/1731225613 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Eye injuries during 2022 Iranian protests (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eye-I?
- Eye-I is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC2M 3TY), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- Is Eye-I free to visit?
- Yes, Eye-I is free to enter.
- How do I get to Eye-I?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EC2M 3TY. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.