When I was in Milan for the first time, I decided to walk from the train station to the Duomo. I knew that Milan was an industrial city. The words of a friend “Milan works so Rome can eat” rang in my head. What I wasn’t prepared for was all of the graffiti that I encountered on that walk. The mayor at that time had the opinion that if the people didn’t complain about it, well, then nothing would be done. Too bad, because it wasn’t even very nice graffiti, just “tagging”. And it made the city look even more neglected.
Today, artists in Mumbai have taken an area on Bandra’s Chapel Road and made graffiti art accessible to all. It started when local resident Dhanya Pilo invited her friends over to paint the peeling walls of her cottage. It received such amazing response that other residents wanted art on their cottages as well. And so the movement started. Now every Sunday Chapel Road becomes a canvas for creativity. Of course there are rules, “No nudes and abusive language”, and permission must be granted.
Pic by Kaya, France
Pic by Kaya, France
Open to all who want to communicate their creativity. Maybe Milan will join the movement!
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Cheers!
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