Investigation 1: ex.1-2

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Manifesto:

The purpose of this document is to expose and investigate the activation of urban spaces through wheat pasting basic grid structures in different en-vironments around Raleigh, North Carolina.

These spaces are activated with the hope that they will not only compel people to observe the space, but hopefully interact with and act to curate graffiti in its many forms.

Thus begins investigation 1:

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Locations: Abandoned House 9

Comics Store White Wall 10

Free Expression Wall 12

Poe Transformer 16

Court of NC Dumpster 20

Syme Hall Dumpster 25

Horse Track Alley 29

Jackpot! Bar 36

Rebus Works Gallery 43

Fishmarket Gallery 44

Commerce Street 46

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Abandoned House

Comics Store White Wall

Free Expression Wall

these locations are all fairly dynamic as far as change goesthey are high risk for graffiti

they change often and quicklysometimes this is an issue of a property owner being on their game

the exception is the free expression wall where graffiti is allowedhowever,

just as quickly as the comic store is whitewashed,or the abandoned house sanded or painted

the free expression wall is painted over by other painters.

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Abandoned House

this posting generated an immediate responsenot quite the intervention that was expected for sure,but a sign of life nonetheless.

it is clear that graffiti curation is wanted here.

over the course of the rest of the investigation, no other interventions occurred.

within 14 hours of posting,

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when you see a blank wall like this, it is totally begging for some attention.

it is white washed for a reason.

Comic Book Store

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when you see a blank wall like this, it is totally begging for some attention.

it is white washed for a reason.

within 14 hours of posting,

over the course of the rest of the investigation,

no other interventions occured.

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Free Expression Wall the free expression wall affords anyone the opportunity to make their voice heard.there are over 30,000 students at North Carolina State University.that piece you spent 5 hours and a ton of nice paint on might last a week,

or an hour.

within 10 minutes of pasting a student was attempting to rip it off the wall.the two exercises posted here lasted under 24hrs.

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within 14 hours of posting,

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Poe Transformer

Tompkins Dumpster

Syme Hall Dumpster

Horse Track Alley

heavy foot traffic, the heart of the university, dumpsters & back alleys

you do the math.

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Poe Transformer

spots like this rarely hold for this long.it’s in plain sight from a busy sidewalk

if you look up from your phone.

Tagged within 36 hours.

Documented 4 days after posting,

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Line Tags

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Tompkins Dumpster

this dumpster is hidden right in the middle of everything

maybe hidden isn’t appropriate,

the backside is out of super plain viewplus dumpsters are for rubbish

many people think graffiti is rubbish.

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this dumpster is hidden right in the middle of everything

maybe hidden isn’t appropriate,

the backside is out of super plain viewplus dumpsters are for rubbish

many people think graffiti is rubbish.

Tagged within 36 hrs.

8 days after posting.

Line TagsInk Splatter

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Syme Hall Dumpster

just as before,dumpsters collect rubbish,

and attract animals.

wheat pastingsink splatterline tags

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Horse Track Alley

back alley across from universityand a white wall

between a some apartments

line tags

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Jackpot! Bar

Rebus Works Gallery

Fishmarket Gallery

Commerce Street

closer to the center of town, these spots were high-risk and in the short-term lacking in good results .

we’ll see what the future holds.

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Jackpot! Bar

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a dive bar built into a 200 year-old house.both should be condemned.

this place is fertile.

line tags

line tags

right by the rail yard andacross from an art gallery.

this place has potential.

more investigation to come.

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Rebus Works Gallery

documented 9 days after posting,

over the course of the rest of the investigation,

no other interventions occured.

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Fish Market Gallery

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this is smack in the middleof downtown.

shame it was professionallyremoved.

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Commerce Street

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a scenic little alley in the warehouse district,with a scenic metal door.

in time it will curate some scenic intervention.

Investigation 1:Conclusion

After investigation 1, it is clear that there is much more to do and much more to learn. The largest constraint with this investigation was time.

Like any orange tree, you can not have a sweet fruit overnight. Everything takes time to grow.

More investigations are inevi-table.

LTS, 2009

exercise 1

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documentation of exercise #1

exercise 2

documentation of exercise #2

documentation of exercise #2 (glow detail)