Hypecourt is a colorful, graphic mural installed on the surface of India Basin's recently resurfaced basketball court. The local artist behind the mural is Nina Fabunmi, who is a part of the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists community.
The Problem
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How We Helped
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The Hypecourt mural by artist Nina Fabunmi can be found at the India Basin Shoreline Park. This mural is the first phase in transforming San Francisco’s newest waterfront park. The park will deliver miles of winding shoreline trails, acres of restored tidal landscape and an abundance of recreation opportunities to the Bayview neighborhood's front porch. In an historic moment for environmental justice, the India Basin Waterfront Park project will transform a dilapidated relic of the industrial shipwrights’ era into a 21st-century park. The restoration of the area puts emphasis on public access, social equity, resiliency, and restoration. Paint the Void was proud to assist and support the India Basin Shoreline Park. Paint the Void was responsible for community engagement, planning and mural development planning as well as execution.
To develop the mural, Fabunmi led a cohort of five local youths from Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP) to create several designs that reflected themselves. The final design was chosen by the community. Hypecourt was made possible by the India Basin Waterfront Park project and its equitable development plan. The blueprint of the plan is to ensure that the park is designed by and for the BVHP community. The project is a partnership between APRI, the San Francisco Parks Alliance, Trust for Public Land and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. |