Gurgaon's Cyber Hub's bland walls get a colourful uplift

Visitors and officegoers driving to Gurgaon's Cyber Hub witnessed some change in scenery as they exited the parking lot at the entertainment hub this week. The ramps at the exit of Cyber Hub's parking lot were adorned with colourful graffiti by artists from Delhi Street Art. Six artists began work on the ramps last week, painting motivational themes interspersed with origami on the first ramp and experimenting with a 3D design on the second. Neeraj Vaid from Delhi Street Art tells us about the motivation behind the project, " Gurgaon is a picturesque city, but the exteriors of even the most happening places in the town are so bland. We just wanted commuters and visitors coming to Cyber Hub to have interesting visuals to look at and also for those visuals to resonate with the place." The first ramp – on which work has been completed – has origami birds in various colours with words associated with corporate work culture painted alongside. The second wall has a 3D design that gives the illusion of depth. The six artists have been working from 6pm to after midnight every day for about five days now, and hope to finish the three planned graffitis in a week's time.
Gurgaon landscape painted inside office buildings at Cyber Hub

The artists also painted two walls inside one of the buildings, using charcoal and water colours to paint the landscape of the Millennium City. "The employees here have been looking at bare white walls all this while and we want them to be able to see Gurgaon even though they might not have a window view of the city," says Neeraj Vaid.

Gurgaon's landscape on Cyber Hub's wall

The artists are now finishing the second ramp with the 3D structure and preparing the third ramp (one overlooking the Golf Course Road) for the third and final installation. "The last one is going to be a riot of colours and show the real soul of Gurgaon. We hope to finish all of it in the coming week," Neeraj tells us.

The walls of the ramps at the exit of Cyber Hub's parking have motivational themes interspersed with origami graffiti

Pics: Ajay Kumar Gautam