Edinburgh-based artist Shona Hardie (ig) painted in Union Street, Belfast, for HTN2021.
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Attention
Dublin artist and illustrator Novice (Jess Tobin ig) was in Belfast for HTN2021.
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G’Day
Danni Simpson (ig) paints a lot of Norn Irish sayings in her work (see e.g. her Norn Irn adult colouring book) but decided to return to her native Australian for her contribution to HTN2021.
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The Hunt For Colour
Here is illustrator and artist ER Bekk (Rebekah McBride ig) channelling Dali and Basquiat for HTN2021 in Kent Street, Belfast. The speech bubble was left empty on purpose; “DH” later filled it in with “There is a rat in the kitchen”.
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Raccoon Vandal
Work by SHUK (ig) in Kent Street for HTN2021.
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H For Hazel
Work by sign-writer Laura Nelson, a.k.a. Szuszu Sign Co (ig), in Kent Street for HTN 2021.
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Shadow Selves
Work by Kerrie Hanna (ig) in Kent Street, Belfast, for HTN2021.
For HTN2020 she painted Quarantined Bodies.
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Before An Audience
This is a HTN2021 mash-up involving KloWi (ig) and Codo (ig) in Kent Street. Codo also did a piece on the “peace” line (see Crowded Together). On the left is a portrait of Biggie Smalls by KRS-One (see Only Love Can Save Us); on the right is a small piece by Alice Pasquini (see Float).
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Escape To The Chapeau
Street art by Franc Got Buffed (ig) in Kent Street. His title, not ours – inspired by the Channel 4 reality ‘fixer upper’ show Escape To The Chateau (itself presumably inspired by the phrase “escape to the country”?)
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It’s Fab
FAB or FGB – they’re one and the same, really. Street art by Franc Got Buffed (ig), ice lolly by Nestlé, six for a pound seventy-five at Tesco.
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Extramural Activity 