guido van helten nations mural

Guido Van Helten is a mural artist from Australia. He spends some time in each place he is going to create a piece getting to know the area and its people. He takes photos and chooses who to place on the buildings he is commissioned to make. In Nashville, he chose Lee Estes, a long-time Nashville native, and a pair of children from a nearby school. 

To make the video I pulled quotes from a couple local news stories about the construction of the mural. I also created a 15-second version of the video to post on Instagram, taking into consideration things like the length of time people watch Instagram videos and whether people watch with or without audio.

You can check out some photos here.