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the pictures of walls site is great. It occurs to me that the graffitti theme also relates to a brief discussion we had about ephemerality p g-b Emma Dwyer wrote: > There used to be a link to this site from Banksy's: > http://www.picturesofwalls.com/ but now there isn't. The photo of > Jamie Cullum (it's quite a way in) confirms my suspicions. > > At Ironbridge we've started to think about the recording of graffiti > and other material manifestations of the recent past in PPG15/16 > situations, and where we can get away with it, we've been doing so. > A taster of some recent work is here: > http://contemp-ironbridge.blogspot.com/2006/01/forging-in-wednesbury.html but > its at a very early stage in terms of interpretation, and even in > coming up with a methodology. I don't know what the borough > archaeologist makes of it. Following on from the discussions on this > list late last year, I hope we will be able to move towards developing > this at CHAT and the IFA conference next year. > > Emma Dwyer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruffino Jane" > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CHA] graffitti > Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:45:39 -0800 > > There are so many brilliant examples on this island (without even > beginning to tackle toilet-writing), but I think my favourite is > on a wall in Belfast (I can't remember exactly where, but possibly > on North Queen St) that says: > > NO TOPLESS SUNBATHING > ULSTER HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH > > I'm sure most of you are aware of him already, but Banksy's work > is always worth a look: http://www.banksy.co.uk/ > > */James Dixon <[log in to unmask]>/* wrote: > > Some favourites: > > On a wall in a hall of residence at University College, Durham Uni > "Matt White is middle class" > > In St Pauls, Bristol > "Mudwig is a bugger/Mudwig hurt my feelings" > > Bristol again... > "Bus 21a/22 is inadequate" > > How's that for daring social comment........ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Bring words and photos together (easily) with > PhotoMail > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/PMHM3/*http://photomail.mail.yahoo.com>- > it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. > > > >-- >Emma Dwyer >[log in to unmask] > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Check out the latest SMS services @ www.linuxmail.org > <http://www.linuxmail.org> > *This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox.* > > > Powered by Outblaze