Hackney Wicked

So a foreign girl at work told me about Hackney Week. After some confusion and weird conversations turns out she meant the art festival at Hackney Wick, no wonder I couldn't find any traces of it on Google. Anyway once that was cleared up we started off at Broadway Market which is a really cute market with stalls selling all kinds of things like books, food, and vintage clothes. I found it really nice for a leisurely Saturday walk as there's street music and there was a lovely, busy atmosphere. After a few bevs we made our way to Hackney Wicked, which held a similar vibe to the market with street stalls and loads of 'trendy' people looking for their art fix, but afternoon drinking was definitely high up on the agenda. Luckily I was with someone that shared my love for getting merry while pretending to analyse artwork.
The open studios were all pretty cool, it felt like a kind of zoo for artists where we got to see them in their natural habitat. I liked the rustic feel to the event as it wasn't made to look glamorous like a gallery or museum. My friend didn't agree as she thought 'they should have tidied up a bit'...don't think she really grasped the concept haha!
As always with art there were pieces I loved and hated. I really liked Ben Hopper's work which included graphics on black and white photographs but after researching his past work I really like his photography, especially 'Naked girls with masks'... (Does exactly what it says on the tin haha, he says there's a concept behind it but he got to photograph naked ladies c'monnn!)
http://therealbenhopper.com/
Unfortunately I can't find the artist who had drawn political figures doing silly things, my favourite being Kim Jong Un enjoying a ride on a rocket which tickled me as my sister finds him hilarious in his normal life never mind when he's airborne.
This made me realise how many things are always going on in London and I'm definitely in the right place for arty events in the East! And on that note, here's the man himself:

What a treat!