minimal graffiti #57 - remember Rodney

20 years on
Trigger happy racism still fuel riots
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #56 - liar liar

Pants on fire
Evening Standard
Eastbourne

minimal graffiti #55 - death galore

Primark
You get what you pay for
Metro
Ashford

minimal graffiti #54 - make a change today

The place is here
The time is now
The word is respect
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #53 - of course there is such thing as society

It's just been a little mistreated lately
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #52 - Stephen Lawrence @ 20

20 years
1 question
And still no clear answer
Diversity not bigotry for the met police
Evening standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #51 - rotten retail routine

If it's twice as cheap
You can get twice as many
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #50 - don't vote

You only encourage them
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #49 - wrinkles write the story of your life

Free yourself
Give up makeup
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #48 - las Malvinas son Argentinos

904 killed when a phone call could have stopped it all
Amphibious assault
The Thatcherite diplomatic solution
The Times
Brighton

minimal graffiti #47 - early morning lies

You're beautiful enough as it is
Give up makeup
Stylist
London

minimal graffiti #46 - kid dies in bomb blast

In Gaza kids are shot by soldiers
Peace now
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #45 - preemptive strike

Swift thatcherite justice for the presumed guilty
Evening Standard
Lewes

minimal graffiti #44 - borrowing kills

Even at 3.5% apr
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #43 - business news

Tax evasion is the one benefit fraud worth the enforcement
Track them down
Lock them up
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #42 - your silence is a stone

Weighting on my mind
If there is anything you want me to know
Tell me
If you find anything you want me to hear
Call me
Love is patience

Metro
London

minimal graffiti #41 - dead men don't rape

Education or castration
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #40 - gone gone gone

Now let's have it all back
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #38 - educate employ empower

Tomorrow's bankers are today's students
Teach them some manners before it's too late.
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #37 - beyond warfare and welfare

Eco-socialism today for a viable tomorrow
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #36 - fragmented views of the world

Internship is slavery
Working for free
Work for yourself
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #35 - no means no

I think I am tired means no
I have a boyfriend means no
Maybe some other time means no
I am going home now means no
You've had too much to drink means no
Back off means no
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #34 - take the fight home

Less HMS for more NHS
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #33 - work will make you free

Now where have I seen that one before
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #32 - spread the nation's wealth

All the way to the edges of the toast
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #31 - best deals for whom

Nationalise rail now
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #30 - not taxed enough as it is

Tax me more
And give me cheap energy
Reliable affordable public transport
Free university
Better care for the elderly
Etc.
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #29 - meat in your plate blood on your hands

This Easter go vegetarian
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #28 - buffoons and food coupons

Tory Britain is Victorian Britain without the victory
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #27 - your bed shall never be comfortable enough

But your house is cosy enough as it is
Quit senseless shopping
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #26 - tax me more

Make it harder to get rich
Make it harder to get poor
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #25 - pick your fight

End arm trade now
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #24 - bigger cages longer chains

Is this the EU of the future?
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #23 - don't send Charles

Send a signal
Point the finger of blame at Saudi's human rights abuse now
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #22 - business... as usual

The world did not end on December 21st
Objectification of women did not end on March the 8th
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #21 - squeeze the kitty now

And watch wealth juice trickle down
Tax the fuck out of bankers bonuses now
Evening Standard
London

minimal graffiti #20 - non-processed meat just kills animals

Meat is murder
Go vegetarian now
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #19 - forget pay day

Abolish the wage structure
Metro
Brighton

minimal graffiti #18 - wrinkles are worth the effort

Free yourself
Give up makeup
(And try sleeping in a bed instead)
Stylist
London

minimal graffiti #17 - forget your burger and look up now

See the people around you
If the train doors never open again
They are your companions for all eternity
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #16 - off with her head

(Or join the queue in A&E)
Metro
Brighton

minimal graffiti #15 - international women's day

On March the 8th
All rapists take a break
Take the chance to
Speak up
Manchester Evening News
Manchester

minimal graffiti #14 - meat is murder anywhere

In France or England
In Spain or Poland
Meat is murder
Go vegetarian now
i
Manchester

minimal graffiti #13 - I have spent it all on Valentine

Dear bank manager
All I can show to my mother
Is your erect middle finger
Metro
London

minimal graffiti #12 - more than it should

Build for people
Not for profit
Evening Standard
Brighton

minimal graffiti #11 - child labour is a crime

Adidas! Ditch the stitch
La Tribune
Lyon

minimal graffiti #10 - Valentine at McDonald's

Working on your heart attack every day of the year
Metro
Brighton

minimal graffiti #9 - any meat is murder

Go vegetarian now
Evening Standard
London

minimal graffiti #8 - and don't forget

It's not real money if it comes from your credit card
This year for Valentine's day let's go for broke
Metro
Brighton

minimal graffiti #7 - technology is good for you

But it cannot mend a broken heart
Evening Standard
London

minimal graffiti - theoretical update

In this project, I have opted to use or create slogans which represent a certain form of extremism; although I am not binding myself to this. As a person, I am usually very skeptical of extremists but as a theoretical person (I hesitate to say as a thinker or, worse, as an intellectual!) I relish the impact extremists have on the majority.

In general I think of the extremes as a very necessary evil to prevent the masses from falling into complete apathy. Extremes provide inspirations and generate debates; they are what enables the majority of us to be thoughtful without being extremists! Their passions highlight our own inconsistencies and continuously encourage us to reevaluate our own actions and commitments however disapproving we are of their actions and commitments.

On a personal level, I find that feminism remains one of the most potent and grounded critical stance and I will always find it easy to use it as a result. The LGBT voice is represented as a direct consequence of that (and the fact that I am particularly fond of those graffiti documented by Jill Posener in Louder than Words). Marxism, pacifism and environmentalism will also feature prominently. In general, the line is likely to be seen as leftist and liberal but it is unlikely that a single coherent message will emerge as a result of so many agendas being represented.

Finally, this project rests on the assumption that what is once read can never be unread and is a tribute to the original graffiti:

If your back is up against a wall, turn around and write on it.