On the 15th of March, I headed over to the Leake Street tunnel to see the grafitti. Despite using Waterloo Station daily for the past few years, this was my first visit to Leake Street. I knew that the event 'Femme Fierce' had kicked off the previous weekend, so I was keen to see some of the artwork produced.
'Femme Fierce' is an event held by female grafitti/street artists each year. The event is inspired by International Women's Day and the charity supported is Plan UK's 'Because I am a Girl' campaign. It promises to end child marriage and slavery as well as to provide more rights for girls. More information can be found here: http://www.plan-uk.org/because-i-am-a-girl/
The walls in the tunnel were painted blue during the event, and several female artists took part. Over 150 pieces of artwork were created for the event. Artists include Zabou, Amara Por Dios, Artista, Simoni Fontana, Franie Strand, and Kaleidoscope Eyes.
By the time that I visited, several of the good pieces that I had seen in photographs had been painted over. Artwork in the Leake Street tunnel is always changing and does not last long at all. The work here changes more frequently than the walls in east London. However, I did get several photographs, which you can see below.
I'm not sure if the Lego 'Letgo' one above is actually part of the Femme Fierce, but I liked it, and it is dated this year.
More photographs can be seen on InspiringCity's blog at: http://inspiringcity.com/2015/03/14/femme-fierce-2015-packs-the-leake-street-tunnel-as-female-street-artists-paint-it-brilliant-blue/
In addition, check out the event's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FemmeFierceEvents
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