Artist Glen Molloy (Fb) has painted a series of three faces, inspired by seeing some homeless people being given abuse on the street and “painted to highlight how badly people living on the streets of Belfast can be treated by the general public”. Here is audio of Glen on U105 talking about the project.
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Writing by “Amanda” below the remains of Andy Council’s Belfast Phoenix. Previously by the same writer: Amanda Jayne.
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Two kids’ murals from the bottom of St James, where the ‘Garden Of Hope’ community farm is (and next to Music Is Our Drug), one showing various insects and the other (“St James Goes Wild”) showing the sun rising over a meadow of flowers.
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“UVF Land” graffiti in Sandy Row, itself graffitied out.
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Here are two more images related to The Muddlers’ Club (see previously God Approves Our Undertakings), featuring an ouroboros (snake eating its own tail) in the shape of the symbol for infinity, on an eight-pointed star/compass, by VisualWaste.
“Members of the Muddler’s Club included leading United Irishmen such as Thomas Russell, Thomas Neilson & Henry Joy McCracken. Secret meetings held at Peggy Barclay’s inn would allow the Belfast United Irishmen to welcome messengers & visitors to coordinate the wider conspiracy.” For more information on the history of the location, see this BBC-NI article on the (canvas) paintings in Warehouse Lane.
In the second image: an unknown (FGB?) piece of tangled arms and legs, and, Lost Duppy by TLO.
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The solidarity mural for the outlawed Basque Askatasuna (Freedom) party at the junction of the Falls and Glen Road has been repainted and extended with the Irish and Basque flags on one side and various calls for justice on the other: “Scaoıltear saor uılıg ıad – Free them all”, “Over 350 political prisoners in Spanish and French jails.” “Tugtar abhaıle na cımı Bascacha”, “End dispersal of Basque prisoners now”.
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A piece of toast by London artist Artista (web) who was in Belfast for CNB/HTN, part of her toast rampage series.
Previously: Sweet Music
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emic’s (web) signature piece is the outstretched hand. This new version is surrounded by pro-gay-marriage slogans such as “support love” and “legalise love” and “love equality“.
Also by emic (formerly This Means Nothing): This Means Nothing | Lost In The Music | CameraMan | Through The Fog | Deconstructions | Through The Mists Of Time.
Replaces Elph’s Imaginarium in Garfield St.
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Three images from the Taughmongh Family Learning Centre (run by Taughmonagh Community Forum) in Finwood Park of children from days gone by: the boys are playing football and girls are playing games in the street, in front of the old bungalows on the estate from the 1940s that were replaced in the 1980s. (For a small gallery of vintage images, see this BBC page.).
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More commentary on the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme (see also yesterday’s Flaming Hot Tottie): Arlene Foster is depicted as a dragon, flogging wood pellets on her (burner!) mobile: “U lukin NE pellets – got score bags here”. Her jacket pocket is stuffed with twenties and she wears a “F**k Equality” badge on her lapel (see the wide shot, below). “killing kids” is perhaps a reference to the closure of a children’s ward at the Ulster Hospital because of short-staffing (BBC-NI).
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Extramural Activity 