Lemn Sissay has success
written on his forehead.
The Guardian

Lemn Sissay has been making Landmarks since 1994. His his poems are tattooed upon the body of the world. From The Royal Children’s Hospital to The Turner Art Gallery in Margate. From the Royal Festival Hall of London to The British Council Offices of Addis Ababa. His poem ‘Gilt of Cain’ in The City of London was unveiled by Bishop Desmond Tutu.

  • 2021 Mural in Chorlton on Medlock.

  • 2021 Hackney Mosaic

  • 2018, Morning tweets at Storyhouse in Chester

  • 2017, Painting of Lemn in National Portrait Gallery

  • 2017, Old Trafford, Langshaw Street

  • 2017, Hull

  • 2016, Pizzeria Addis Ababa

  • 2015, British Council Addis Ababa

  • 2015, Willesden Library

  • 2014, Greenwich Walkway

  • 2014, Surrey Quays

  • 2012, The Olympics

  • 2012, Royal London Children’s Hospital

  • 2008, The City of London

  • 2008, Shudehill Bus Station

  • 2014, University of Huddersfield

  • 2014 - 18, The Foundling Museum

  • 2013, University of Manchester

  • 2013, Toynbee Hall

  • 2006-12, The Southbank Centre

  • 1998, Rain in Manchester

  • 1994, Hardy’s Well Manchester