torn poster - Barcelona
I lived in Barcelona and Madrid. Being a photographer I noticed a distinct difference in many things between the two cities. For example, Barcelona had some of the most sensational "wall art" and graffiti I'd ever come across. I was told that there were actually extension classes offered teaching the "art" of graffiti and that there was a wall where many students were taken to to practice their techniques. I came upon a wall that was covered with wall posters and was left to decay and wither with the elements - something very difficult to find in Madrid. I wasn't sure why but noticed that in Madrid all wall posters were systematically torn from their notice boards almost as soon as they were put up. I assumed it was the local governments way of trying to encourage a kind of "post no bills" ordinance.
At first, I was frustrated at how consistently bills were stripped and pealed off the walls all around Madrid (unlike Barcelona). However, I soon got into the myriad collages left over by the strips and pieces that kept accumulating with each tear away.
Was glad to have come across the torn posters I did find in Barcelona. Unfortunately a full terabyte of photographs taken over years is locked into an external hard drive which is inaccessible because it fell.
This image was one of the very few that I happened to store on my computer hard drive. I may not see the rest for some time.
torn poster - Barcelona
I lived in Barcelona and Madrid. Being a photographer I noticed a distinct difference in many things between the two cities. For example, Barcelona had some of the most sensational "wall art" and graffiti I'd ever come across. I was told that there were actually extension classes offered teaching the "art" of graffiti and that there was a wall where many students were taken to to practice their techniques. I came upon a wall that was covered with wall posters and was left to decay and wither with the elements - something very difficult to find in Madrid. I wasn't sure why but noticed that in Madrid all wall posters were systematically torn from their notice boards almost as soon as they were put up. I assumed it was the local governments way of trying to encourage a kind of "post no bills" ordinance.
At first, I was frustrated at how consistently bills were stripped and pealed off the walls all around Madrid (unlike Barcelona). However, I soon got into the myriad collages left over by the strips and pieces that kept accumulating with each tear away.
Was glad to have come across the torn posters I did find in Barcelona. Unfortunately a full terabyte of photographs taken over years is locked into an external hard drive which is inaccessible because it fell.
This image was one of the very few that I happened to store on my computer hard drive. I may not see the rest for some time.