Decision, Decisions

19-year-old Caoilfhinn Hanton from Tramore (inst) spray-painted this representation of a dilemma familiar to many: what to get from the take-away – curry 1/2 n /1/2 or pastie bap?

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Headaches

Dublin artist ACHES (inst) came north for Culture Night/Hit The North last month and painted this tricoloured female face in Kent Street.

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Silicon Head

Here is the piece by Emic (Fb | tw) for Culture Night/Hit The North, on the doors and walls of the electrical sub-station (hence all of the uneven surfaces) in Church Street.

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A Sideways Sniff

Verz’s (Fb) new puppy is the subject of his piece for CNB/HTN17. The work’s official title is “Sleep’s Not Come”. KVLR’s 2016 piece is next to the wheelie bin. (See Up Under The Earth.)

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Much Love

Jamie took his own life by hanging, in the park opposite this graffiti in Torrens Avenue. Northern Ireland has the UK’s highest suicide rate (19.3 deaths per 100,000 and 30.3 deaths per 100,000 for men – National Archives). Below is another piece of memorial graffiti, in Pilot Street. “RIP Kev – from Ben.” 

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Sashay Away

ESTR (Emmalene Blake web | Inst) and Lanni Powder (Inst) painted this colourful RuPaul mural for Culture Night Belfast/Hit The North. Here is a time-lapse video of their work.

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Worlds Within

Here is the piece done by Dublin artist NOVICE (Jess Tobin | web | tw | web | inst) for Culture Night/Hit The North.

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Three Jimmys

A trio of Jimmies by Glen Molloy (Fb) in Exchange Place: comedian Jimmy Cricket (web | tw), actor James Nesbitt (IMDb), and (featured above) deceased comedian James Young (WP). At the end of the lane is Brian Kennedy, one of eight local musicians on the wall of the current construction site on Hill Street, also by Glen Molloy.

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Harland & Wolf

Manchester’s Nomad Clan were in town for CNB17/HTN17 and painted the large wall outside the Dirty Onion in Hill Street, punning on local shipbuilders Harland & Wolff. There’s some video of the piece in progress in this CNN profile.

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At A Standstill

Dublin-based artist Pawel Iljin (Fb | Pinterest) was in Belfast for Culture Night/Hit The North and pained this piece in Library Street. As a bonus, his 2015 piece is included below.

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