I have been currently reading the book 'Don't Brand my Public Space!' ,where the following passage comes from:
"In their capacity as "makers", graphic designers bear immense responsibility for this disaster, a responsibility that cannot be mitigated by the role of the commissioning agent: an art of resistance, inspired by the tradition of figuralia, should be constantly sprouting from graphic design studios summoned to create what should not be created" (city branding for consumerism)
When I first arrived in Norwich I was surprised by the following sign:
I had read about how Norwich is one of the safest cities in the UK but I have to admit that I did not expect to see such signs in most of the neighborhoods. Inspired by my signs project I decided to create a public intervention that would respond to this warning that 'thieves are being watched', and therefore, the particular area is safe.
This constant reminder seems terrifying to me. I decided to give life to the black figure that is pictured running on the sign. I am going to create multiple life-size copies of the figure which will be placed in various neighborhoods around the city.
Here is the work in progress:
A vector image of the black silhouette is created as basis for the life-size figures, and potentially for stickers.
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