Street Art @ Gympie Street

The Gympie Street murals stand out for their bright, jagged colors that wrap around the crumbling facades of several terrace houses. These walls serve as a canvas for local artists who claim this space to document the history of the Bo-Kaap and Woodstock communities. A mural featuring a large, weathered face honors the residents who were forced out during the forced removals of the nineteen sixties. Artists return here periodically to layer new paint over the fading echoes of past displacement.