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Graffiti wreath
If you have been to Athens, than you have probably seen the laurel wreaths in several souvenir shops. In history, the Greeks used a laurel wreath as a gift of victory, for instance in athletics or poetry. I combined this historical symbol with a contemporary view on Athens, which is graffiti. Graffiti is everywhere in the city and it’s used to express the feeling & thoughts of the citizens in Athens. I collected the graffiti from the crumbling walls in Athens and made them into the leaves of a laurel. The wreath of graffiti symbolises the power of the population.
Graffiti wreath
If you have been to Athens, than you have probably seen the laurel wreaths in several souvenir shops. In history, the Greeks used a laurel wreath as a gift of victory, for instance in athletics or poetry. I combined this historical symbol with a contemporary view on Athens, which is graffiti. Graffiti is everywhere in the city and it’s used to express the feeling & thoughts of the citizens in Athens. I collected the graffiti from the crumbling walls in Athens and made them into the leaves of a laurel. The wreath of graffiti symbolises the power of the population.
© Maud van der Linden 2022