Photograph, El Salvador mural 2021
TITZ, Tobias
Registration number
1810498
Artist/maker
TITZ, Tobias
Title
Photograph, El Salvador mural
Production date
2021
Inscriptions
EL SALVADOR / This mural depicts / a typical scene / in the central plaza / of San Salvador, the / capital of El / Salvador, a / small country / in Central / America. The / mural was des/igned by Ben Laycock / and painted by child/ren [of] the Salvadorian / community here in / Melbourne. It was / painted with the / assistance of the / Comunidad Salvadorena / Unificada en Vic/toria, (The United / Savadorean Community / in Victoria) The / Kensington Community / Centre and the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation. / July 1990
Credit line
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
Keywords
Summary
In the late 20th century there was a community of recent arrivals from El Salvador who lived in the Kensington area. This mural was on the wall to the entrance of the Kensington Community Recreation Centre which was demolished in 2021 so the facility could be redeveloped.
The mural was a community participation project involving children connected with the Salvadorian community and led by artist Ben Laycock.