Reverse Graffiti Hits the Streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil
Posted By Cameron Scott On June 15, 2010 @ 4:00 pm In Air quality,Art,automotive,Sustainable Materials,Urban design | 2 Comments
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Reverse graffiti [5] — removing paint or dirt from a wall to create a pattern — is a hot trend internationally, and many cities have had a hard time figuring out how to handle it legally. Inhabitat reader Aislan pointed us to this cool video of graffiti artists removing exhaust on the tunnel walls to write “For a Clean Porto Alegre.” Police show up, hear the invisible inkers make their case, and end up shielding them from traffic [6] while they work!
Is reverse graffiti the same as conventional graffiti, since removing the images can be difficult? It ought to depend on whether paint, or just car exhaust [7], is removed, and whether the reverse writing is potentially offensive. Police in the fast-growing Brazilian city of Porto Alegre [8] seemed to agree when they came upon these reverse taggers at work in a traffic tunnel. Vehicles are the biggest source [9] of air pollution in Porto Alegre, so the message is right on target.
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[5] Reverse graffiti: http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=reverse+graffiti
[6] traffic: http://www.inhabitat.com/transportation/
[7] car exhaust: http://inhabitat.comn/2008/06/18/reverse-graffiti-san-francisco/
[8] Porto Alegre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Alegre,_Brazil
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