Untitled (Graffiti)
Intervention; multiple locations in Toronto
2003
2003
The Graffiti Eradication Program created by the Toronto police in the summer of 2000 has a mission, which is to “decrease the crime, fear and disorder that the presence of graffiti brings to our streets”. Not all graffiti evokes fear, nor was that the intention of many graffiti artists. I believe that a lot of the fear occurs due to the spontaneity of the work and the anonymity of the artist.
My intention is to alter a specific site that contains graffiti, by placing something in it to change the context in which the graffiti is seen.
My intention is to alter a specific site that contains graffiti, by placing something in it to change the context in which the graffiti is seen.
