Investigation 1: ex.1-2
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Manifesto:
The purpose of this document is to expose and investigate the activation of urban spaces through wheat pasting basic grid structures in different environments around Raleigh, North Carolina.
These spaces are activated with the hope that they will not only compel people to observe the space, but hopefully interact with and act to curate graffiti in its many forms. Thus begins investigation 1:
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Locations:
Abandoned House 9 Comics Store White Wall 10 Free Expression Wall 12
Poe Transformer 16 Court of NC Dumpster 20 Syme Hall Dumpster 25 Horse Track Alley 29
Jackpot! Bar 36 Rebus Works Gallery 43 Fishmarket Gallery 44 Commerce Street 46
Abandoned House Comics Store White Wall Free Expression Wall
these locations are all fairly dynamic as far as change goes they are high risk for graffiti they change often and quickly sometimes this is an issue of a property owner being on their game the exception is the free expression wall where graffiti is allowed however, just as quickly as the comic store is whitewashed, or the abandoned house sanded or painted the free expression wall is painted over by other painters.
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Abandoned House
within 14 hours of posting,
this posting generated an immediate response not quite the intervention that was expected for sure, but a sign of life nonetheless. it is clear that graffiti curation is wanted here. over the course of the rest of the investigation, no other interventions occurred.
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Comic Book Store
when you see a blank wall like this, it is totally begging for some attention. it is white washed for a reason.
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within 14 hours of posting,
over the course of the rest of the investigation, no other interventions occured.
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Free Expression Wall the free expression wall affords anyone the opportunity to make their voice heard. there are over 30,000 students at North Carolina State University. that piece you spent 5 hours and a ton of nice paint on might last a week, or an hour. within 10 minutes of pasting a student was attempting to rip it off the wall. the two exercises posted here lasted under 24hrs.
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within 14 hours of posting,
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Poe Transformer Tompkins Dumpster Syme Hall Dumpster Horse Track Alley
heavy foot traffic, the heart of the university, dumpsters & back alleys you do the math.
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Poe Transformer
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spots like this rarely hold for this long. it’s in plain sight from a busy sidewalk if you look up from your phone.
Tagged within 36 hours. Documented 4 days after posting,
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Line Tags
Tompkins Dumpster
this dumpster is hidden right in the middle of everything maybe hidden isn’t appropriate, the backside is out of super plain view plus dumpsters are for rubbish many people think graffiti is rubbish.
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Tagged within 36 hrs. 8 days after posting.
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Line Tags Ink Splatter
just as before, dumpsters collect rubbish, and attract animals.
Syme Hall Dumpster
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wheat pastings ink splatter line tags
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Horse Track Alley
back alley across from university and a white wall between a some apartments
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line tags
Jackpot! Bar Rebus Works Gallery Fishmarket Gallery Commerce Street
closer to the center of town, these spots were highrisk and in the short-term lacking in good results .
we’ll see what the future holds.
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Jackpot! Bar
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a dive bar built into a 200 year-old house. both should be condemned. this place is fertile.
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line tags
line tags
right by the rail yard and across from an art gallery. this place has potential. more investigation to come.
Rebus Works Gallery
documented 9 days after posting, over the course of the rest of the investigation, no other interventions occured.
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Fish Market Gallery
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this is smack in the middle of downtown. shame it was professionally removed.
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Commerce Street
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a scenic little alley in the warehouse district, with a scenic metal door. in time it will curate some scenic intervention.
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Investigation 1: Conclusion
After investigation 1, it is clear that there is much more to do and much more to learn. The largest constraint with this investigation was time. Like any orange tree, you can not have a sweet fruit overnight. Everything takes time to grow. More investigations are inevitable. LTS, 2009
exercise 1
documentation of exercise #1
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exercise 2
documentation of exercise #2
documentation of exercise #2 (glow detail)