Case study 10 / 16Site-specific mural installation / Collaborative project2022

Kaidi Kitchen Murals

A series of large-scale murals balancing macabre, institutional imagery with an underlying sense of optimism.

Black-and-white prison-themed murals painted across tall walls inside Kaidi Kitchen. — 01Murals throughout Kaidi Kitchen

(About the project)

Created for a prison-themed restaurant, this series of large-scale murals responded to a brief that called for imagery that felt macabre and institutional, while still retaining a sense of optimism.

Format: Site-specific mural installation
Venue: Kaidi Kitchen
Process: Collaborative, painted on site
Duration: Four days

Responding to the architecture

Working with a co-artist, Rhea developed and scaled the illustrations in response to the restaurant's architecture.

Stark black-and-white imagery builds on the visual language of confinement without making the space feel overly dark or oppressive.

Institutional black-and-white figures integrated into the restaurant architecture. — 02Architectural mural view

Painted on site

The complete installation was painted on site over four days.

Prison-themed character murals painted around windows and interior walls. — 03Completed mural series

Artists painting the large-scale Kaidi Kitchen murals on site. — 04Painting on site

A completed section of the black-and-white mural installation. — 05Finished restaurant installation