This piece was commissioned by Ringwood Town Council and created by MBN Arts (@mbn_arts) (https://www.mbnarts.co.uk/). MBN arts is an educational organisation based in Bournemouth and offers an alternative artistic education. This organisation actively builds inclusive space, using art as a tool to co-create community. The presence of this piece feels loud against Ringwood’s bare walls. A group of young boys were learning new moves on the skate park, cheering each other on and playing. “Ringwood Riders” framed their performance. Upon learning about MBN Arts, the piece began to feel like an open invitation for these young boys to be part of a group, and, perhaps, a part of their town - it purposefully welcomes new, perhaps alternative identities, honouring the cultural identity of skate parks as a place graffiti should be.
