THE RIGHT TO THE SURFACE IS THE RIGHT TO THE CITY
I went live on Sydney community radio 2SER to talk about why graffiti is rarely seen as belonging to urban spaces, and the ways in which buff (or graffiti removal) can be seen as an aesthetic form, rather than just an act of erasure.
Graffiti removal is the practice of removing, erasing or obliterating unauthorised displays from publicly visible urban surfaces.
A million thanks to the team at Nuart Journal for publishing a book forum on URBAN SURFACES - open access and with the best design ever!
I recently did the first round of fieldwork on a project on public signage and images in Kampala, Uganda.
UNREDACTED CITY got a full feature in the local newspaper Brunswick Voice.
UNREDACTED CITY is an exploration of the overlooked writing cultures of city surfaces. An exhibition featuring street poster designs of thousands of words from Sydney Road Brunswick. Presented by BA Projects at Sorse Gallery in Naarm/ Melbourne, 25 Oct - 3 Nov 2024.
What does our reaction to graffiti say about us, and what does it say about the city itself? Listen to my conversation with Jonathan Green on the ABC programme "Blueprint for Living" - out now on ABC Listen (18 mins).
Being one of the ABC TOP5 2024 is one of the best experiences of my early career research journey. But it was also deeply challenging.
I have been selected as one of the ABC TOP 5 Humanities residents for 2024!
SABINA ANDRON 