Thursday 25th September 2025 | 6-7.30pm
Led by David Rosenberg of Velorose Gallery In Partnership with Cloak and Dagger
Curated and produced by LACUNA
Attendees joined David Rosenberg of Velorose Gallery on a tour of the 14th edition of Sculpture in the City as they explored how the canvas and context for art impacts how it is experienced by the viewer.
The Sculpture in the City 14th Edition event programme is supported by Activations & Promotions Partner, Eastern City BID – the Business Improvement District for the Eastern City.
The Canvas led by David Rosenberg Sculpture in the City 14th Edition, London Sculpture Week, 24 September 2025. Courtesy Eastern City BID. Photos © Lubka Gangarova & © Mickey LF Lee.
Following the tour, Following the tour, three people got the chance to become the canvas by choosing one of three free permanent tattoo designs inspired by works in the exhibition. Tattoos took place on Sunday 28 September at 10.00am at Cloak and Dagger’s Studio.
Kyran Kerr started at Cloak & Dagger in 2019, working front of house while studying at University of the Arts London, before beginning his tattoo apprenticeship in 2022. His work focuses on bold, colourful American traditional. Influenced by dark fantasy and cult media, he’s interested in translating those themes into tattooing through a brighter, more vibrant approach.
“My tattoo design was inspired by Andrew Sabin’s 'Looping Loop' and the way it merges organic and artificial processes. I was drawn to how the fungi-like forms emerged from a man-made mould, symbolising the tension and connection between natural growth and human construction. For me, the piece reflects how nature ultimately shapes, breaks down, and triumphs over the structures we create, a theme I wanted to capture in tattoo form.”
Ange Pele brings a more modern approach to her designs in a neo-traditional style. Using a mixture of references from popular animated characters to classic traditional tattoos, creating designs that are both vibrant and bold. In her spare time, she enjoys painting directly on to skateboards and other mixed media.
“My idea was to focus on a visual nature element of a root combined with foliage, showing a visible contrast resembling the change of bygone ways to now.”
Micky Matesich decided he wanted to be a tattoo artist when he was 16, after seeing several of his older friends in Italy get tattoos. He bought his first tattoo machine in 2008 and has been tattooing full time for about four years. He started his career at Sims Tattoo South London where he taught himself most of the skills he uses today.
He loves to tattoo in black and grey. He uses a range of gradients with an outline which results in a realistic approach to his own drawings. He draws inspiration from oriental and etching style pieces of art. He takes a mathematical approach to his work similar to Dutch graphic artist Escher. Micky takes a hands-on innovative approach to his work which is shown in his ability to use free hand on styles such as tribal. In his spare time, he likes woodwork and creating different things. He has an amazing ability to draw with pens and many of his flash pieces are actually drawn with blue biro.
“Inspired by Jane & Louise Wilson’s Dendrophiles, I liked the dna strands elements and I drew an rsj beam being, my favourite hot rolled metal profile and often used as the fundamental structural support of our buildings and and civilisation which looks a bit like a dna that has been untwisted , I wade it into a wave shape to still give the idea of being organic and from a more natural source."
The Canvas Tattoo in partnership with Cloak & Dagger Tattoo, London Sculpture Week, Sculpture in the City 14th edition, 28 September 2025. Courtesy City of London. Photo © Nick Turpin.
