A LOVE LETTER TO BELFAST
A Love Letter to Belfast was created in response to the riots in Belfast in June 2026.
It is a painting about belonging to a city that is layered, complicated and deeply loved. It does not present a neat or nostalgic portrait of Belfast. Instead, the work holds grief, anger, memory, energy and hope—the things we inherit from a place, the things that change and the things that remain.
Built instinctively through colour and expressive marks, it carries the emotional landscape of home rather than a literal view of the city.
Acrylic on canvas
136 × 165 cm
Original painting by Belfast artist Aly Harte. One of a kind.
A LOVE LETTER TO BELFAST
A Love Letter to Belfast was created in response to the riots in Belfast in June 2026.
It is a painting about belonging to a city that is layered, complicated and deeply loved. It does not present a neat or nostalgic portrait of Belfast. Instead, the work holds grief, anger, memory, energy and hope—the things we inherit from a place, the things that change and the things that remain.
Built instinctively through colour and expressive marks, it carries the emotional landscape of home rather than a literal view of the city.
Acrylic on canvas
136 × 165 cm
Original painting by Belfast artist Aly Harte. One of a kind.
