Graffiti rat

There will be many who think that a graffiti painting of a rat on an outstretched hand can do nothing but drag down the location in which it features. However, I would argue that it all depends on the location. This rat is in a Gloucester alley that would be flattered by the description, "grubby". In short it is a grimy, litter and weed strewn short cut around a group of industrial buildings that were built down to  a price. To call it neglected is to imply that at one time someone cared about the place: there is not a scrap of evidence that this is the case. Consequently, this rat (and the other graffiti to be found there) actually act to elevate this forgotten corner.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Peppers graffiti

Over the years I've come to mind graffiti rather less than I did. I still don't like it sprayed clandestinely on someone else's property. Or directly onto bricks or any other permanent surface. But, a nice piece on a painted wall, or a grotty corrugated steel fence, or on a surface provided for just that purpose, well, I find that inoffensive. And I certainly don't mind the owner of a property hiring someone to paint a graffiti style advertisement on their gated entrance to the back of their premises, as is the case at Peppers Cafe in Gloucester.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100