In our group tutorial (Scale and Clues) today we discussed the use of Reverse Graffiti by pioneer Paul "Moose" Curtis. Moose uses nothing more than pressure washers, brushes and stencils to clean away dirt from the walls of cities, leaving his artistic impression. The effectiveness of this technique in drawing the publics attention to sanitation, cleanliness and subversion is relevant to our civic intervention brief.
The stop motion techniques used in the Discovery Short are implemented to great effect, highlighting the transformation of grime to art.
Thanks for posting this Jonah, it's an interesting intervention through removal, reminds me of this lady in Berlin who also interacts in the public realm through removing or covering (in her case the act of cleaning is more politicised): http://www.thejournal.ie/german-woman-dedicated-to-removing-neo-nazi-propoaganda-110605-Mar2011/
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