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Arts collective Trapped in Zone One, the brainchild
of Bablu Miah, brings together a variety of artists,
showcasing their talent and enriching the cultural
landscape along the way...
Trapped in Zone One founder
Bablu Miah, along with creative
director Natalia Suvorova
and an ever increasing team
of artists, has realised several
ambitious projects, including a
series of large-scale graphics
installed across a blank exterior
wall at Westfield Stratford
City, featuring the work of
Bournemouth based artist, ALSO.
The philosophy behind the
name of this collective is to look
beyond your inner comfort zone
to fulfil your potential, and by
building strong partnerships
and supporting artists, whether
emerging or established, the
initiative creates and offers a
myriad of opportunities for artists
to stretch themselves and grow
their art practice.
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Many of their projects are
community-focused, including
work with Tower Hamlets
Cemetery Park and creating and
selling a series of limited edition
t-shirts with Planet Rock Graphics
for Hackney Winter Nights
Shelter, which raised £500 for
the shelter. And, as the official
ambassador for GreatArt, the
collective regularly collaborates
by hosting events engaging
with communities through art
workshops and exhibitions. The
team have also worked with
Tower Hamlets Council and
Lower Regents Coalition in
creating a new public mural at
the newly built kingfisher nesting
Images courtesy of Trapped in Zone One