Tessa Hunkin At London Zoo
Visitors to London Zoo this week have enjoyed the additional attraction of watching Tessa Hunkin and her crew from Hackney Mosaic Project installing two joyous masterpieces of mosaic on either side of the main entrance
On the left, a pair of Humboldt Penguins dip and dive to create a pleasantly dynamic composition while, on the right, five mischievous Squirrel Monkeys perch on branches, poised to leap.
‘I especially like the Squirrel Monkeys at the zoo,’ Tessa confided to me, ‘because they love mobile phones and enjoy taking them off visitors and dropping them from the tops of trees.’
Humboldt Penguins
Robson Cezar, Ken Edwards & Tess Hunkin (from left to right)
Squirrel Monkeys
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Absolutely magnificent. Valerie
Absolutely right Valerie – magnificent is the word! Fantastic movement in the penguin design, and the monkeys really are the proverbial cheeky monkeys.
Also interesting to see the close ups of the designs and how the monkey fur has been so cleverly stylised, and how there is a band of the background colour around the outlines of the animals. I love the abstract border designs too.
Great work, and I will forward this to some contacts who might be keen to commission some mosaics – fingers crossed!
They really are masterpieces – just gorgeous, both of them. Both are a delight. Can one go to zoos just to look at the portrayals of creatures rather than the creatures themselves I wonder?
Greetings from Boston,
GA, kudos to Tessa and her crew for their beautiful work at the London Zoo. Wow, those close-ups really show the intricacy of placing each piece – the monkey’s hands for instance.
These pieces will be enjoyed by zoo goers for years to come.
Really lovely 🙂
Tessa’s mosaics are truly phenomenal. Thank you for sharing them, TGA
I tried ringing that monkey who nicked my dog and bone . He told me I was barking up the wrong tree. Cheeky Fellow !
Nice work from the Hackney Mosaic Project !
These are marvelous mosaics! I wonder if the zoo would make postcards or greeting cards – a nice way to support the zoo.
Wonderful mosaics! I almost wish that the monkeys were shown holding (or dropping) an unssuspecting visitor’s phone – it would then serve as both an artwork, and a warning notice!