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Fuck Racism

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Emic (web) usually paints open hands, but has painted an arm and fist comprising many parts for his anti-racism message in Union Street, Belfast.

“Artwork came about because Van Morrison decided to sing about ‘muh freedoms’ in the middle of a global pandemic. Thought there was room for something sensible to be said. Artwork features a raised fist made up of a kind of stitching together of different arms of people from different ethnicities and ages. It’s a sign of resistance against the alarming racism I am seeing both online and on the ground recently. (Uighurs in China, Immigrants in Mediterainean, the state of USA currently, nationalism in the UK). The different arms combined is kind of Frankenstein-esque so I based the aesthetic of the image on Tyler the Creator’s album cover Igor (attached). Also thought Frankenstein’s monster as a metaphor fitted neatly ie Frankenstein creates the monster that goes on to destroy its maker and wreak havoc.”

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Don’t Burst My Bubble

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“Who’s in your bubble?” Bubbles are back on everyone’s mind with the introduction on Friday (Oct. 16th) of new restrictions – bubbles are now limited to ten people from two households (NIExecutive) – and a two-week closure of schools. FGB (ig | web) painted this work in Kent Street as part of a socially-distanced HTN 2020.

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City Song

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Artist and screen-printer Shane O’Driscoll (ig | web) was in Belfast in September for HTN 2020. His Kent Street piece contains some of the same elements as in his ‘Sea Song’ piece for the New Light exhibition this summer.

Update Nov 7th: The local writers give their verdict by vandalising the piece/re-purposing the wall.

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Nala Races The Bicycles

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Nala bounds ahead so quickly that the bicycles seem to stand still. Work by Conor McClure (ig | web) for HTN2020.

Previously by McClure: Vaulty Towers | Head On | More Wolf Than Woman | Spring Wings | The Art Of Precious Scars | Walled Garden.

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Update February 2021: OMAK leaves his mark on Leo Boyd’s piece:

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