ROUNDABOUT
[HAYLEY WALL]
The third artist, who’s two-month residency at The Asylum Art Gallery followed Luke Perry in our ROUNDABOUT project, is Hayley Wall. Find out more about the artist and their proposal below.
18th March - 19th May 2024| Public event in partnership with Wolverhampton Art Gallery LATES 19 July 2024
[ ABOUT THE ARTIST ]
Hayley Wall is an artist from the Midlands whose work is driven by a strong sense of social justice. Their illustrations are thought-provoking and invite viewers to embrace a more inclusive and empathetic world view.
Wall challenges and reframes dominant perspectives around disability, mental health, queerness, and gender, while simultaneously celebrating the resilience and vitality of oft-marginalised identities. With a background in dance, the figures central to Wall's artwork convey a powerful sense of movement which is further brought to life through augmented reality.
[ ROUNDABOUT PROPOSAL ]
The transformative mural project that Wall proposed for our ROUNDABOUT project is entitled 'Nature & Nurture'. It focuses on revitalising the Chapel Ash underpass through art in collaboration with the locals who use the space.
The mural itself, a vibrant tableau of authenticity and resilience, proposes to embody the community spirit through a strong central figure in the artist's unique style, surrounded by flowers in Augmented Reality that represent the opportunity to bloom afresh every year and add colour to previously gloomy or forgotten corners of the community.
[ DURING THE RESIDENCY ]
As part of their two month residency at Asylum Art Gallery, Hayley Wall ran creative workshops with local community groups where they contributed to the final mural 'Nature & Nurture'. They used a variety of print-making techniques to create artworks that were then transformed into flowers that will be added to Wall's mural via augmented reality.
Through active participation, residents contributed to the mural through the flowers, fostering a sense of belonging, purpose, and pride among community members. This intends to be an element which the residents can feel connected to, even at a glance in passing. In this way, 'Nature & Nurture' promises not only to transform physical space, but also to strengthen the sense of community among Chapel Ash residents.
In July 2024, we partnered with Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Wall's AR mural was unveiled as part of the Friday LATES evening event.
[ VIEW GALLERY ]
Hayley Wall's AR mural 'Nature & Nurture' was unveiled on Friday 19th July 2024 at the final event of the ROUNDABOUT project. In partnership with Wolverhampton Art Gallery's Friday Lates event, the evening featured some of ROUNDABOUT'S previous events' performers return and all the residency artists, who participated in a panel discussion. The event also saw a lantern procession to the Chapel Ash underpass to see the mural space. Hayley's work marks the conclusion of the 12-month ROUNDABOUT project, adding the final layer to a space that now integrates art from local artists into a public space.
