FELICITY PRAZAK
IMPACT ON LIFE
BATTERSEA ICONS
IMPACT ON LIFE
BATTERSEA ICONS
THE WELL KNOWN BATTERSEA ICONS AND THOSE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE OF BATTERSEA
The BATTERSEA JUBILEE MURAL was commissioned by Battersea Jubilee Festival Team and supported by Battersea Arts Centre to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee.
Artist FELICITY PRAZAK wanted to acknowledge the many changes in Battersea over these seventy years and include what was important to the residents over this period. It was very important to Felicity that a wide selection of the populace be included, young and old, life-long residents and those that have gravitated to the area in recent years.
Battersea is well known for many great icons or landmarks. Among them is the Battersea Power Station which has been regenerated into a thriving hub of cafes and shops and apartments. New Covent Garden Market is adjacent in the Nine Elms end of Battersea providing fruit and vegetables and abundant fauna to the market traders. Not far down the road is Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. These are just a few of the icons that belong to Battersea.
The first group Felicity worked with was the pupils of ARK JOHN ARCHER school, from Year 4 to Year 6. When she asked the children what was important to them about Battersea they naturally mentioned Battersea Park and the River Thames but it was the hidden gems that they related to such as one young boys HOME on the WINSTANLEY ESTATE, or another young lads walk through SPENCER PARK on his way home from school. Felicity soon reliased that it was not just the nationally known icons that was the made up Battersea but the familiar places that made us feel safe and belong to SW11.
The focus had shifted to places like CARNEYS COMMUNITY who work with young people, teaching them boxing and life skills. Or the TREE WALK that was once in Battersea Park. The project turned into a galaxy of Battersea icons all important or special to someone who has a special connection to the growing community of Battersea.
Working with the second group Katherine Low Settlement KLS found some in the elderly club nostalgically remembered the dances at the BATTERSEA CENTRAL MISSION before the war or the infamous 555 restaurant on Battersea Park Road.
Felicity has incorporated as many of these icons of Battersea into the mural as space would allow. You may have your own special, safe place of Battersea and one of these planets is for you.
Artist FELICITY PRAZAK wanted to acknowledge the many changes in Battersea over these seventy years and include what was important to the residents over this period. It was very important to Felicity that a wide selection of the populace be included, young and old, life-long residents and those that have gravitated to the area in recent years.
Battersea is well known for many great icons or landmarks. Among them is the Battersea Power Station which has been regenerated into a thriving hub of cafes and shops and apartments. New Covent Garden Market is adjacent in the Nine Elms end of Battersea providing fruit and vegetables and abundant fauna to the market traders. Not far down the road is Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. These are just a few of the icons that belong to Battersea.
The first group Felicity worked with was the pupils of ARK JOHN ARCHER school, from Year 4 to Year 6. When she asked the children what was important to them about Battersea they naturally mentioned Battersea Park and the River Thames but it was the hidden gems that they related to such as one young boys HOME on the WINSTANLEY ESTATE, or another young lads walk through SPENCER PARK on his way home from school. Felicity soon reliased that it was not just the nationally known icons that was the made up Battersea but the familiar places that made us feel safe and belong to SW11.
The focus had shifted to places like CARNEYS COMMUNITY who work with young people, teaching them boxing and life skills. Or the TREE WALK that was once in Battersea Park. The project turned into a galaxy of Battersea icons all important or special to someone who has a special connection to the growing community of Battersea.
Working with the second group Katherine Low Settlement KLS found some in the elderly club nostalgically remembered the dances at the BATTERSEA CENTRAL MISSION before the war or the infamous 555 restaurant on Battersea Park Road.
Felicity has incorporated as many of these icons of Battersea into the mural as space would allow. You may have your own special, safe place of Battersea and one of these planets is for you.
