Transition in Tradition is an ongoing dialogic artistic research project by Martin Travers exploring how Indigenous artistic and cultural traditions in Nepal are adapting within rapidly changing contemporary realities. Through long-term collaboration with communities across Nepal, the project examines how…
Of Struggles and Dreams: A Homage to the People of Nepal In August 2015, following the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal earlier that year, I presented a series of paintings titled: Of Struggles and Dreams: A Homage to the People…
This photo story documents my experience of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in April 2015. Earlier that month, I had arrived in Kathmandu after being accepted onto an artist residency at the Kathmandu Contemporary Art Center, excited to begin…
A Community Mural Project in Bardiya, Nepal In 2010, I was invited to facilitate a community mural workshop with a group of Indigenous Tharu women from a rural village in Bardiya, western Nepal. The women, collectively known as the Families of…
The “Three Artists Three Cities” project is a Dutch-funded international cultural exchange and urban street art initiative bringing together three artist, Martin Travers, Benjamin Benrakad and Mohammed Ali. The program featured collaborative mural-painting and community engagement tours linking cities like…
Alongside Mohammed Ali and Benjamin Benrakad, I took part in the first Three Artists, Three Cities collaboration in Casablanca, Morocco, creating the mural Dignity in the working-class neighbourhood of Hay Mohammadi. Although the area has long been associated with poverty…
The mural painted in Sparkbrook Birmingham was painted by two artists Mohammed Ali and Martin Travers. Here is their perspective on the experience of painting this wall. First up, Martin Travers: I recently had the pleasure of collaborating on…
In Martin Travers’ new exhibition entitled ‘Journeys through struggles and dreams’ he explores the classic notion of ‘what doesn’t kill you simply makes you stronger.’ Through a series of journeys on public transport around the world Martin found inspiration for…
New book out by the folks at Precita Eyes called “Street Art San Francisco Mission Muralismo”. It’s edited by Anice Jacoby with a nice forward by the man himself, Carlos Santana. My mural is among the many great works of…
