This street art series used prepared table tennis balls, painted to resemble cartoon-style eyeballs, which were then attached to found objects and pieces of street furniture.
The effect was to transform ordinary, overlooked items into quirky characters, injecting humour and personality into the urban landscape.
I developed this concept at almost exactly the same moment that a wider trend in street art began to emerge. Known as #eyebombing, the movement quickly gained traction online as a social media phenomenon, with artists and amateurs alike decorating the city using ‘googly eyes’ — the kind typically found on greetings cards or novelty toys.
It was a happy coincidence to find my work aligned with this playful interventionalist subculture
What set my approach apart, however, was the material choice: by using hand-painted table tennis balls rather than plastic googly eyes, the results were bolder, more durable, and visually striking in situ. The positive feedback I received confirmed that this slightly different take was not only part of the zeitgeist but also an effective and memorable contribution to it.
Client: Self-led
Input: concept, making
