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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Giant high-vis vest mural erected in London’s West End amid shocking suicide rate among tradespeople

A giant artwork made of 687 high-vis vests has been erected in central London – to commemorate the average number of tradespeople who lose their lives to suicide each year.

The 12 metre-tall mural just off Charing Cross Road in the heart of London’s West End has been created to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which began on Monday, May 15.

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