Client: Haringey Council, part of the Haringey Town Centres Creative Art Project
Location: Wood Green Shopping Mall
Date: 2023
Brief and how I responded:
I was selected by the local community for the Haringey town centres art project to design the mural for the side of Wood Green Mall. I focused on the areas rich cultural diversity and also nature by showing the streets’ magnolia trees in flower with a flock of multi-national birds, selected to represent the many nationalities living locally. My starting point was to select keywords from community engagement workshops including ‘bright colours’ ‘green/nature’ ‘flowers’ ‘climate change’ and ‘identity’.
Further local consultation helped to choose the birds which are:
Scarlet ibis, White stork, Rooster, Northern lapwing, Peacock, African Fish Eagle, Black Crowned Crane, Doctor Bird, Andean Condor, Chukar Partridge, Robin, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Redwing, Sparrow, Hoatzin, Oriental Magpie, Nightingale
It’s easy to think there isn’t much nature in this street, but this design celebrates the nature that is here and adds a touch of magic and fantasy to spark the imagination!
Creative Process:
The design was created digitally and installed as spray painted mural by BudStudio
Impact:
A once dull facade on a busy shopping side street now has a colourful and uplifting mural. The road has been used for a community winter fair.
