Mark Horst

This mural attempts to represent both the shifting, buzzing, edgy, transient energy of the neighborhood alongside the affection and appreciation for it all on the part of so many of its residents. Most of the images Horst used were taken from the time he spent in the neighborhood photographing pedestrians. He chose images of people moving by foot, bicycle and skateboard, typifying the diversity of the neighborhood in a number of ways: diversity of age, ethnicity, sex, mode of transportation. He also chose images from meetings with residents in their homes. He then used these images from the neighborhood and wove them together with a honeycomb pattern and bee silhouettes that represent the connections (cross pollination) within the neighborhood and the sweetness that results from them. The pattern of bees and the allusion to a honeycomb structure might also suggest both the active energy of the student residents and the sweetness of the neighborhood’s hospitality.