Street Art, Public Memory and Collective Practice with Tasnim Mahdy

photo by Jonny Guardiani

12.30 pm, Wednesday 3 March 2021

Please join us for an artist's talk with this term's virtual artist in residence, 

Tasnim Mahdy. Tasnim is an Egyptian visual artist currently living in London, employing mediums of dance, illustration and painting. She is a founding member of BLKBRD Collective, which was commissioned by Royal Museum of Greenwich for the residency "Ghost Meridian", June 2020-June 2021. BLKBRD was commissioned to create a large-scale public artwork for display at the museum. The artwork, called 'Ghost Meridian', addresses the generational experiences of migrants in a historic and contemporary British environment.

Other recent work includes the Stay Strong Route: A self-funded mural tour across London during the Covid-19 lockdown responding to a depressed and boarded up city. BLKBRD painted bold murals to encourage the public to stay strong in the face of threat and isolation. BLKBRD Collective provided a continued presence at the anti-racist and BLM protests. Painted Parliament Square with the imagery of disaffected key workers.Deploying the very same template used to design, organize and create our murals (sketch, colour, outline) BLKBRD collective has hosted workshops for organisations servicing marginalised communities and individuals i.e. The Tutorial Foundation, Action for refugees, Mobile Refugee Support and The Greenwich Inclusion.

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