cityscape
Vandalist: I Was Here
Sometimes we all need to be noticed.
| BY: | Unknown | ||
| LOCATION: | Kensington Market | ||
| PHOTO BY: | Chris Orbz | ||
| FIELD NOTES: | It’s difficult to feel as though we’re able to make a difference in our world. Everything is so vast, and it all moves so quickly. It seems daunting, even impossible, to create change. We feel helpless, like a child. Sometimes we need to shout, “I was here.” And sometimes that means recognizing our inner child’s innate desire to scrawl on walls. “Look what I have created,” these markings seem to say. They are both a cry for attention and a proud accomplishment. They ensure that after we’re gone, there will be proof we were here—and that we made a difference. |
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