Internationally renowned street artist Edgar Mueller has been commissioned as part of the InTRANSIT Festival to create a large-scale 3D illusion painting on Portobello Square, W10. Titled "Evolution" the design will transform the square into an interactive public artwork. From July 16 – 31 the public can actively place themselves within the finished artwork and become part of the fantastical illusion.

Edgar Mueller received world fame when with through his incredible street paintings and captivating time lapse videos that capture the painting process – now seen online more than six million times.

The work heralds the return of the InTRANSIT festival (13 - 27 July). The only festival to move its audience physically as well as mentally, the festival brings the very best international and UK contemporary arts to streets, hidden spaces and parks of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea throughout the month of July. Most InTRANSIT events are FREE.

InTRANSIT is programmed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in association with leading arts organisations, including Chelsea Theatre, Hide&Seek and ReThinking Cities.

Cllr Nick Paget-Brown, Cabinet  Member with responsibility for the arts, said:

“This year’s InTRANSIT Festival provides fresh experiences and encounters with some of the Royal Borough’s most recognised and hidden spaces through the work of local and international artists and performers.  The Festival is an integral part of the Borough’s on-going culture service programme and our commitment to the role arts and culture have to play in making Kensington & Chelsea one of the best places to live, work and visit.”