The Towers of Hackney was one of many names used to describe a

folk art Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative. The makers of folk art are typically tr ...

sculpture park made out of large wooden structures in

Dalston Dalston () is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is northeast of Charing Cross. Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas includ ...

, London Borough of Hackney. Other names include "The Castle of Hackney", "Snippa" and "Silentpark". The sculpture park was developed by different people living in the area for almost 30 years, and was demolished in 2009. Just as the participants shifted so did the overall appearance of the structures. The park was also used as a children's playground and a

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. Artist Emanuel Almborg used the site and the stories about it as inspiration for his project ''The Rest Is Silence'', which has resulted in talks, exhibitions and a book. The sculpture was dismantled in January 2009, to make way for new developments in the area.

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Emanuel Almborg's Project
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