South Bank · Leeds
Hibiscus Rising
A giant beaded hibiscus flower by Yinka Shonibare.
- ⏱ 20 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Hibiscus Rising is a 2023 sculpture in Aire Park remembering David Oluwale, a British-Nigerian man whose death in 1969 followed police harassment in Leeds.
What you’ll do
- 1Find the sculpture
- 2Read about David Oluwale
Save it, send it to friends or plan your day around it. Free on the web, no download.
Photo: David Lindsay, photographer working for LEEDS 2023 (Leeds Culture Trust), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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