De:Coding Graffiti

Whatnot might this be?

We contemplate, we gander and we gaze……this  could imply a manifold of  deeds.

A quadratic equation reproduced as street art through the enamel of the aerosol. Graffiti adorning the wall of a North Liverpool estate in situ.

On outset, the leaf symbol. Perhaps a tool of environmental activism, signifying the need to re-wild a potential brownfield site. The Adidas emblem: logo of a familiar sportswear brand within the city. Viably, the Maple Leaf of the Canadian flag, or could the foliage be of the cannabis variety? In an area of rather diminished incomes and narcotic usage being higher than that of the National average. A reefa, but what of the solid horizontal bar? Could this represent a homestead, a table perchance?

Social deprivation surrounding all, inflation rocketing, are we identifying with marijuana sales putting food on the table? Income provision to maintain a living wage through the dealing of dope?

Marijuana sales putting food on the table

LT conceivably initials, Liv Taylor the actress: improbable. The documentary maker Louis Theroux who filmed in the nearby Smithdown Road Asda in 2015? The ordinary man, the street artist brandishing their identity on the brickwork? Beneath: several dates. However, not a from, to, format commonly used to represent chronological lifespan details. Simply a 2019 and then  1-7-19. A deliberate ploy to display further detail, or simply a poorly configured rendering?

FT looking to start the more scientific language and the equation, the smaller R working inline. Potentially relating to Fundamental Thermodynamic Relation or First Time Right: the score used within manufacturing. However, more possibly For The Record, a frequented term, particularly within the crime dramas which dominate our TV channels.

For The Record

Above this we have a scroll-like emblem, possibly a V on a C, or potentially an indication of movement, a shift in dynamics or the flight of a wild feathered creature. 

Transcended by FTM, could this in fact be ATM, the recognizable abbreviation for a cash point. A suggestion of notes, finance, purse snatching or larger scale bank heist? 

E=MC2

Hindmost, MC in capitals and a lowercase digit void of identification. An error laced re-scribbing of Einstein’ theory of relativity: E=MC2. MC often used in online forums  relating to a miscarriage. Master of Ceremonies, an events host and the forefather of the rapper’s term MC. Once more, could this refer to a name, perhaps the Scottish origin of Mc or Mac habitual within the North West.

Imaginably, we have a multitude of outcomes:

Luke McTaylor shifts weed to put food on the table. Interviewed in July 2019 by the Police he denied running away from the ATM. 

Liv Taylor supports rewilding. Gravity will impact the flight of new birdlife. She appeals for donations. 

Gravity aided the effectiveness of the explosives used in the bank robbery. The main subject was fleeing the scene while wearing an Adidas sweatshirt.

Potential interpretations are open ended and boundless. Only one matter is fully assured, it makes my grind of the daily dog walk more engrossing when strolling alongside.

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One response to “De:Coding Graffiti”

  1. very good interpretation Alison

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