Abstract
This contribution is part of a larger project that explores graffiti and other non-official and often illicit acts of public marking outside of the usual juridicial frameworks. The project focuses on the phenomenology of looking, on the emplaced and embodied act of seeing in the world. This specific bit of writing is a companion piece to a long-term photo project on street art that occurs on the street itself (rather than walls). This project, called "Foot Traffic," is distinguished by a square format and the prominent inclusion of the photographer's feet. This playful use of what is typically read as an unintentional inclusion functions to draw attention to positionally and spectatorship. The feet tie the image of the subject (the graffiti) to the location of the pedestrian spectator.
Highlights
You see things when you’re out on the street
If you ever walked down the street and wondered what a marking meant, I’ll tell you: It means somebody is telling you a story about who they are, and what they are prepared to do to make you aware of it
The story goes something like this: graffiti or street art, wall writing, stencil art, wheat paste, etc. is an oppositional practice governed by the question of legitimacy
Summary
You see things when you’re out on the street. When you’re out walking around. This provides depth to understanding the surface phenomenon of public marking in built environments. The built environments most of us live in present a seemingly endless array of surfaces that come into and fall out of view as we move through the world.
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