Caramblogage

Projects are 0.1% inspiration 89.99% perspiration and legwork, 5.84% artwork, 27.2% communication, 52.3% endurance and the rest can be filled with shots of Tsipouro (or whatever hard liquor makes your brain cells buzz and of course, actual percentages may vary. Statistics are wildly unreliable…). Today, I'd like to focus on some of the 89.99% that are represented by the legwork involved in such an undertaking- some of the research behind the conception of this multidisciplinary project. In part, I'd like to do this to talk about the process, but also to give myself some critical distance from the depths of the project. As mentioned earlier, I've been documenting street art and graffiti for a number of years, meaning that I actually walk around cities looking for walls, galleries, little details that enrich otherwise barren facades and hidden messages shining through a coat of paint. It's a good way to explore the territories, both ideological and representational...

The cold has my camera jamming. Braving the cold, I managed to reel off a couple of quick wall signals in spite of failing technology. Not entirely heart-warming. Here you go!    It's not to often you get to take pictures walking on water, so I'll add this one, too: May your week be filled with warm spots.

It all started with a Streetpiece I found in Berlin-Mitte. . Then someone showed me the Wall found in Kreuzberg a few weeks back (Last picture). Then, going out on one of those I've-been-sitting-in-front-of-a-screen-since-midnight-and-it's-now-ten-in-the-morning-but-I- can't-really-tell-because-my-eyes-are-blurry walks, I discovered a plethora of cashflow-related stencils in my customary lens hunting ground, featuring all manner of personalities found on bills of varying denominations around the world. Photography ensued, and Blogging has now followed. I hope enjoyment is the final result. This is the picture Thomas showed me at work, which rejuvenated my interest in these works. Hope for more of these. The Egyptian One-Pound Coin features King Tut, who would be a funny addition to Berlin Walls. UPDATE: I have discovered that these have been stenciled by Emess. More Info from the ATM gallery In Berlin. More Street Art by Emess on Flickr