Tihar Jail
Home to nearly 14,000 inmates,Tihar Jail is the largest maximum security prison in South Asia. The prison is located near several residential complexes and has long been the elephant in the room for the residents, adding a sense of harshness to the neighbourhood. St+art worked with several sign painters to work on a typographic project which aimed at bringing some humanity and softness to the region. A 90-word poem called ‘Chaardiwaari’, written by one of the inmates, was painted on the exterior of the prison. The result was a 968 metre long artwork - the longest mural of India at the time. There were also murals done inside the jail through workshops conducted by Karnataka based artist Blaise.
