It's been a little while since I've seen new street art by Mobstr in east London. Mobstr is an anonymous street artist from Newcastle who often enhances billboards and walls with a phrase or a word to sum up a statement or to make a point. I originally covered some of the artist's work here in early 2014. That same year, he hosted an exhibition. The most recent addition of Mobstr's work to the streets of London is a mirror with a quotation and a sign that appeared on Pedley Street off Brick Lane, and it hangs from a lamp post.
The sign is formed up of red letters that read "He left me hanging when I was alone and high". I visited the artwork very early in the morning, so the sun was just in the wrong direction to get a better photograph of the piece.
The piece, like the words it expresses, is alone and high and has been left. Or, could it have a different meaning about this little nook off of Brick Lane?
The other piece is a mirror that reads "Yeah that's you, you c***". This one encouraged people to take their photograph with it.
This is just one example that when looking for street art, always look up and always look down.
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