"Sisters" is the name of the mural that London-based street artist Zabou painted on a coffee shop at the bridge at Kingsland Road (between Hoxton and Haggerston) back in 2019. The mural depicts twin sisters who have got each other through troubling times with challenges such as Brexit, social unrest and division, displacement, and high living costs in London. The sisters are named Surprise and Success and were five years of age when this was painted.
When I first visited this location, the wall was occupied with a geisha, and you can see that original piece in my first Zabou write-up here: Street Art: Zabou. This is an area that I do not get to visit often, and an additional two murals appeared on this wall between my first visit in 2014/2015 and my recent visit in 2020. In early 2018, the wall was occupied with another mural, which was titled "Waiting For You", and it featured a woman with her arm resting on the railing, integrated into the surroundings of the environment.
In 2016, the wall contained the piece "Queen of Hoxton", which was refreshed at some point and is likely the only other mural that I have missed visiting on this wall.
Previous Zabou murals that have appeared on this blog include:
Zabou Paints Audrey Hepburn on Brick Lane
Zabou: "Jack the Ripper" Street Art
Zabou: 'Racism is a Virus' Street Art
New Murals by Zabou in East London (Clockwork Orange, Sherlock, David Bowie)
Zabou "The Shining" and Refresh of Salvador Dali in Spitalfields
Villana and Zabou Collaborate on Amy Winehouse Street Art
Zabou paints Sid Vicious from 'The Sex Pistols'
Zabou Paints Freda #2 at Broadway Market
Zabou Paints Salvador Dali on Commercial Road
Koeone and Zabou Collaborate
"Keep Out!" Street Art by Zabou
Zabou's 'Cabinet of Curiosity' Street Art
Leake Street Tunnels Street Art, Spring 2016
Recent Street Art by Zabou
Street Art: Zabou
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