The ▁Sh uk ") ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁turning ▁them ▁into ▁an ▁after - h ours ▁att raction . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sol omon ▁Sou za ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁H ack ney . ▁His ▁mother , ▁painter ▁K eren ▁Sou za - K ohn , ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Go an ▁artist ▁Francis ▁Newton ▁Sou za , ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Progress ive ▁Art ists ' ▁Group . ▁Sou za ▁came ▁to ▁Israel ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁a ▁yes h iva ▁in ▁the ▁Nach la ot ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁market . ▁L arg ely ▁self - t aught , ▁he ▁has ▁done ▁gra ff iti ▁and ▁sp ray ▁paint ▁art ▁since ▁age ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁Mah ane ▁Ye h uda ▁Market ▁paint ings ▁He ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁project ' s ▁founder , ▁Ber el ▁H ahn , ▁to ▁paint ▁the ▁closed ▁shut ters ▁of ▁st alls ▁in ▁the ▁Mah ane ▁Ye h uda ▁Market ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁l iven ing ▁up ▁the ▁market ▁after - h ours . ▁Sou za ▁began ▁painting ▁the ▁cor rug ated ▁shut ters ▁and ▁metal ▁doors ▁at ▁night ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁while ▁H ahn ▁arranged ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁shop keep ers ▁and ▁raised ▁the ▁fund ing ▁. ▁Sou za ▁and ▁H ahn ▁rely ▁on ▁don ations ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁materials . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁