Surface lawscapes

One wall, two worlds. This is the boundary of the tolerated graffiti area in London’s biggest free painting spot, Leake Street. To the left of the image, the colourful section of wall is painted by multiple graffiti writers; to the right, municipal cleaning teams enforce legal jurisdictions through a layer of grey paint.

And all this time, the surface swells, quietly storing all these painted layers…

There is a whole chapter on Leake Street in my upcoming book. More TBA.