Qubek's Street Art Tribute to Manchester

In 2017, Manchester lost twenty-two innocent people due to terrorism at a concert. A couple of months after the incident, street artist Qubek painted a tribute to those lost on the side of Koffee Pot in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. The mural depicts twenty-two bees flying around a heart made of honey with the abbreviation for Manchester in the middle of the heart.

Manchester adopted the bee symbol during the industrial revolution, and the bee is included in the crest of the city's arms. It was used to describe the textile mills being a "hive of activity" in those days, comparing the people of Manchester to bees. After the terrorist attack, the bees represent Manchester's determination and spirit. It is a symbol that you see in many places in Manchester, and some of the offices and restaurants have bee hives on the rooftops.