Up Our Street
NO.21 ZACH ZONO
“I have paint flying in the studio. It gets on my shirt, my jeans … then on the couch. It just gets everywhere!” Producing works from his Dalston studio, Zach Zono's childhood in South Africa proves a potent influence on an artist-musician whose talents seem boundless.
Introducing a new artist to the 8 Holland Street family is always exciting – especially one who dresses up for the occasion! “Getting dressed for the studio is definitely my way of getting into a work mentality,” a t-shirt and joggers don’t quite cut it, Zach Zono explains. “In my flat I have a ‘paint drawer’: I'll grab a button-up and some chinos I wear especially. I’ve tried overalls and dungarees but the paint seeps into whatever you’re wearing underneath, so I just own it.”
