Art Against Knives

28 August 2008, a 15-year old assailant on Boundry Street, East London stabbed Oliver Hemsley, 20-year-old Central St.Martin’s College Student eight times in an unprovoked attack. Oliver narrowly escaped with his life and spent the next 134 days in intensive care, his spinal cord was partially severed leaving him paralysed never to walk again. Consequently Oliver will require constant medical support for the remainder of his life, the attack was an indiscriminate tragedy, which only serves to defy comprehension.

Out of darkness comes positive action, Art Against Knives is a charity set up to creative awareness of this horrid culture which is prevalent on our streets today.

Air Art Productions have worked with Art Against Knives for their event held in The Queen of Hoxton and will continue to support their efforts and would encourage you to also support the work which they are doing.