Discovering the Northern Quarter in Manchester was like entering Aladdin’s cave. My daughter and I were wondering around aimlessly, killing a bit of time before heading back to the hotel, picking up our bags and catching the train on to Sheffield. I knew there was quite an active street art scene in Manchester, but I hadn’t had time to research it, so to find this area, which reminded me a lot of Shoreditch, was a super-bonus.
My knowledge of artists outside the Bristol area is rudimentary at best, and I don’t think I have seen anything by Qubek before. What a piece to start with! The lama, a creature notorious for spitting, is looking suitably cheeky, and the sign next to it says ‘please don’t feed the lama’ with the word ‘feed’ crossed out and replaced with ‘kiss’. Why anyone would want to do such a thing I would never know. A classy piece on a well-used hoarding.
Natural adventures 