Lens-Artist Challenge asks for things on display. I have often shown beautiful graffiti and murals on display on walls and houses. But simple tags are also on display almost everywhere. I can’t read these, I guess they are proper tags, i.e. names. But I like the overall composition and colours.

The wall originally just featured a quote by the all-round talent and master aphorism writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, a native of the area: “If you are in love with yourself you have at least the advantage that you will not have many rivals in your love.” The empty space below immediately attracted sprayers who wanted their messages on display, political (F** nazis; F** AFD, an extreme rightwing political party), local about bringing flowers to the suburb, and simple smileys and tags.

This almost looks like an Egyptian script: “Woman, I give you flowers then we move into a house and there will be peace.” Plus a few extra choice words.

This one is easier to read but who is Paul?!

This one is readable, comprehensible, and to some extent understandable: “Beat up fascists!!”

What’s your take on putting your opinions on display like this? Open mind – or …

… on the other side of the extreme?

Lens-Artists Challenge: On Display

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