Let’s Blow This Up

Let’s Blow This Up is an art project I created during a time of unprecedented global change. The COVID-19 pandemic has “blown apart” many of our personal and professional systems, forcing all of us to transform and adapt. With a focus on disruption, tension and release, Let’s Blow This Up pushes creative boundaries in a non-violent manner by responding to an abandoned space with guerrilla art. This introspective journey is a push/pull between discovery/rediscovery, where methodical tendencies, rules and restrictions are discarded to allow rise to more primal expression.

During lockdown, I spent more hours exploring my urban neighbourhood. These micro-adventures helped me learn more about my personal surroundings and an abandoned factory space became a source of artistic inspiration. Employing tactical urbanism, I created a year-long series of responsive, mixed-media installations that punctured existing architectural decay and street graffiti. Themes of displacement, isolation and vulnerability informed the process, gradually giving rise to a narrative of hope and community connection.

“As the space changed, so did I.”