Latest mural from 'Denial' tells downtown Windsor's 'immigrant story'

A Windsor-based street artist has almost finished work on another mural in the city's downtown.

Daniel Bombardier — a.k.a the internationally-renowned Denial — is nearing completion on his next piece, near the corner of Wyandotte Street and Ouellette Avenue.

He said a mural of its size would normally take one week to finish, but constant summer rain added two weeks to his timeframe.

"This one's called Strange Detour. I wanted to do a mural based on a bit of my story in Windsor and a bit of the immigrant story here," he said.

The mural lies on the exterior wall of the former World Cottage — an import gift shop store. One of the focal points of the piece is a Polaroid, bearing the first names of the immigrant couple who owns the building.

"As an artist, I have to speak to what I see and I've definitely seen the change in Windsor over my lifetime," the 43-year-old said  "Just seeing an influx and a change in the city."

"I just wanted to talk about that visually with this mural. So I did a lot of street signage and directional kinds of things, because it's all about movement and how things affect each other and move together."

If you've ever walked around downtown Windsor, you've probably passed by the work of Denial. Take a look at the photos below: