Street Artist Rone Talks His New Mural in Porta Vila, Vanuatu

An inspiring collaboration between an artist and a community.

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Melbourne-based street artist Rone recently shared his new mural in Porta Vila, Vanuatu, which was a collaboration with local kids in the area. What started as a spontaneous project turned into one with over 50 people watching it go up.

Of the experience, he says, "This was the best wall painting experience I've ever had. There was no real plan to this I just asked if I could paint this wall and I thought it would be great to get the kids to help. I marked up the outlines and was surrounded by the local kids so I gave them paint brushes and put them to work. It was hectic with so many people to paint the same thing but it was an incredible opportunity to meet and work with people from a different culture."

Watch a making-of video below:

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