The officially approved graffiti - part 1

Mar 18, 2011 22:00


This is the front wall of one of the two major libraries in my home town. Alas, it's in a dark tunnel, so the light is always bad. Closeups of the low enough parts are out of the question with my camera, and I was just forced to use the flash, with all the annoying side effects. These photos are the best I managed in two separate sessions (the first one is from about a year ago, but I never got around to posting the few successful photos I managed back then.  :P). There were some pillars that were getting in my way, so I never managed a photo of the whole left panel.

I asked one of the librarians about the story of these graffiti, and she told me that a little company of young artists asked the library management for permission to paint the tunnel walls, and got it. So the library gained some decoration for free, and the artists gained an opportunity for expression. I don't think that particular librarian approved of that kind of art, judging from her tone and expression, but she seemed resigned in a "It's better than nothing" way. :)

So, these are the two sides of the entrance (the entrance itself is nothing special). The transcription is a little weird: the "j" stands for a sound that I would mark with "y".




"Share the love" - the right panel



Details:




 










"In the darkness" (in Bulgarian - the words in the right bottom corner of the last photo) - the left panel



Moving form right to left:









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