Leach delivers on Big Apple project

Leach, has produced a gigantic mural in New York as part of its work with Brooklyn Museum.

Situated in Domino Park, Williamsburg, the 24m tall x 16m wide canvas has been created to honour the 20-year career of French photographer JR, a mysterious figure who started out as a teenage graffiti artist on the streets of Paris. The installation - which features images of more than 1,000 of the city’s residents, portrayed in JR’s trademark monochrome - coincides with the seven-month ‘JR: Chronicles’ exhibit currently open to visitors at Brooklyn Museum. The fresco was made from Senfa Technologies Textiles (part of manufacturing and services brand Chargeurs Group as is Leach) on its Domino product. Following this, Leach printed the graphics at its Huddersfield HQ before installing the finished work on location in the US. The canvas took over ten hours to print and four days to install, with a 16-strong team from Leach overseeing end-to-end delivery that included printing, cutting, sewing, packing, installation and project management. Tom Foster, project director at Leach said: “It’s great to see the Leach brand becoming synonymous with some of the most amazing projects and exhibitions within this sector, and this mural is another exciting piece of work to put our name to.” The ‘JR: Chronicles’ exhibition will run until 3 May 2020.