06/05/2026
What blooms beneath: artist Hanna Benihoud takes over Borough Yards with a new installation!
The artwork winds its way through the neighbourhood, encouraging visitors to slow down, look up, look around and follow the trail.
What Blooms Beneath is designed to be discovered. A series of sculptural works, described by the artist as ‘blooms’ are dotted across Borough Yards, forming a loose breadcrumb trail with standout pieces at key entrances. Spot one, and you’ll likely see the next - a gentle nudge to keep exploring a little further.
Each piece is made from crin, a mesh‑like, weatherproof fabric more commonly used in millinery than large‑scale outdoor art. Benihoud and a team of eight weavers spent three days making the works, collectively putting in 192 hours of weaving. The finished pieces are translucent and softly structured, shifting in colour from light cream through to pinks and deep burgundies, catching the light as they weave through the site.
Benihoud, who trained as an architect before setting up her studio in North London, is known for making work that responds directly to place. For her, Borough Yards isn’t a backdrop but something to work with: the bricks, arches and passageways shaping how the artwork looks, feels and moves.
