A graffiti artist who created some of the massive murals which attract tourists to Kensington Street will be painting the hoardings around the Brighton i360 construction site.
Aroe, who painted the James Brown and Run DMC murals, will be joined by Gary on Thursday, 28 August to cover the 2.4m high boards.
Eleanor Harris, CEO of Brighton i36o, said: “We wanted our hoardings to encapsulate the creativity and diversity of Brighton. Together Aroe and Gary will design and paint a unique piece of art directly onto the i360 hoardings.
We encourage anyone with a sense of curiosity to come witness this live art event.”
She added: “Taking pride of place on the seafront will be a large image of the i360 pod. This image is about one third of the actual pod size, which will be 18m wide, but will give viewers a visual sense of things to come.
“We’re eager for Brighton’s residents and visitors to feel involved in the- construction process. So these hoardings don’t become a barrier, we will install spy holes in the boards so you can see all the work going on.
“One spy hole will be placed at child’s height and another at wheelchair height, so that no one misses out. We shall even be installing a web cam so people can watch online as the project develops.”
