In autumn 2025 The Friends of Park View School, north London, introduced the concept of a collaborative artwork; myself and selected students sharing a fifteen square metre canvas. Our core brief focusing on the natural world, conservation, and a sense of locality - this pivoting on the BBC documentary Wild London, and the special visit of Sir David Attenborough; filming local foxes within Mannock Road allotment.
THRIVE - harnesses the school's motto; underpinning an essential postcard for the future.
THRIVE - harnesses the school's motto; underpinning an essential postcard for the future.
THE ARTIST
THE STUDENTS
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THE DETAILS
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THE UNVEILING
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WITH THANKS TO
Mandip Korotana. Lucinda Masson. Christopher Brees.
Mandip Korotana. Lucinda Masson. Christopher Brees.
All artwork, text and imagery © James Straffon 2026.