Banksy Could Help Revitalize One Of The Most Polluted Cities In The U.K. (HBO)
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4:31Now PlayingResidents of a small town on the southern shore of Wales woke up one morning, just days before Christmas, to a surprise. A renowned anonymous street artist had painted a mural on the garage of a local steelworker. Banksy had come to Port Talbot.
Known for his meticulous stencils, humor, and politically conscious messages, Banksy confirmed the work, titled “Season’s Greetings,” on his Instagram page. The mural straddles two walls on the garage’s corner in Port Talbot, one of the most polluted cities in the UK. On one side, a boy with his sled looks at the sky with his mouth open to catch snowflakes. On the other, an industrial heater spews flames and a plume of smoke into the air. And just a few miles behind the garage onlookers can see chimneys from the local steelworks peeking out from behind homes.
“It says quite a lot about things that people have raised about the pollution in Port Talbot, so it’s actually really good. I hope it raises some awareness about that to be honest,” Joanne Ryan, who grew up in Port Talbot, said when visiting the mural.
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