logging in or signing up SURFACE REFLECTIONS meganix Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 51 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 08, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Everywhere you go there are marks left by people who write themselves onto the pavement. In some ways, pavement inscriptions are just like other kinds of graffiti. But they are also different because they are written on the ground. The pavement itself adds meaning to the message. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript SURFACE REFLECTIONS : SURFACE REFLECTIONSThis slide show complements the essay ‘Surface reflections: Personal graffiti on the pavement’ by Megan Hicks published in The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 1(3), pp. 365 – 382.: This slide show complements the essay ‘Surface reflections: Personal graffiti on the pavement’ by Megan Hicks published in The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , 1(3), pp. 365 – 382.INTRODUCTION Everywhere you go there are marks left by people who write themselves onto the pavement.: INTRODUCTION Everywhere you go there are marks left by people who write themselves onto the pavement.ADDED MEANING In some ways, pavement inscriptions are like other kinds of graffiti on public surfaces. But they are also different because they are written on the ground. The pavement itself is part of the message. : ADDED MEANING In some ways, pavement inscriptions are like other kinds of graffiti on public surfaces. But they are also different because they are written on the ground. The pavement itself is part of the message.Immortality Most wet concrete inscriptions are rich in autobiography.: Immortality Most wet concrete inscriptions are rich in autobiography. Skateboard rules Stanmore, Sydney, 1999PowerPoint Presentation: Aboriginal flag superimposed on outline of Australia Stanmore, Sydney, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Pom power St Peters, Sydney, 2007Resistance Any unofficial mark on the pavement is an act of subversion, even if it appears to be only a joke.: Resistance Any unofficial mark on the pavement is an act of subversion, even if it appears to be only a joke. Cars kill – RTS Reclaim the Streets event, Newtown, Sydney, 1999PowerPoint Presentation: Burnout and tag on roundabout Marrickville , Sydney, 2009PowerPoint Presentation: Parking space Redfern , Sydney, 2009PowerPoint Presentation: Cyclist Redfern , Sydney, 2009Control In the crowded city, people assert themselves by marking the pavement with their own rules and admonishments.: Control In the crowded city, people assert themselves by marking the pavement with their own rules and admonishments. No parking Enmore , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: No bins – Place all bins on other corner Newtown, Sydney, 2002PowerPoint Presentation: No parking Surry Hills, Sydney, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Hand-painted pedestrian crossing Newtown, Sydney, 1999PowerPoint Presentation: Bread is making birds sick Enmore , Sydney, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Filthy dog owner Enmore, Sydney, 2001Passion The pavement adds subtext to expressions of love, spite, disappointment and friendship.: Passion The pavement adds subtext to expressions of love, spite, disappointment and friendship. I will always love you [and I worship the ground you drive over] Stanmore , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: Trish is a slut [and I am so angry with her I want her trampled underfoot] Newtown, Sydney, 2000PowerPoint Presentation: Please come home. I love you! [even though you look down on me] Surry Hills, Sydney, 2005PowerPoint Presentation: Kylie is a dog [and she hurt me so much I want her name smeared up and down the street] Stanmore, Sydney, 2005PowerPoint Presentation: Dale 4 Shell [I would die 4 you] Bulli Pass, New South Wales, Australia, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: F--- the Pigs [and run over the bastards] Marsfield , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: I do love U zeitgeist despite being junky scum [ and despite people thinking I deserve to lie here on a back lane] Newtown, Sydney, 2003Performance The act of making a piece of pavement graffiti is important to its meaning, and is sometimes more important than the finished product. : Performance The act of making a piece of pavement graffiti is important to its meaning, and is sometimes more important than the finished product. No war Chippendale, Sydney, 2003PowerPoint Presentation: I love you Forest Lodge, Sydney, 2011PowerPoint Presentation: Bats (paint roller) Newtown , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: Tags (line-marking paint) Warringah Expressway, Sydney, 2009PowerPoint Presentation: Sacred heart (concrete bleach) Stanmore, Sydney, 2002PowerPoint Presentation: Creepy (drip) Newtown , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: H20E (splash) Newtown, Sydney, 2008HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS Pavement graffiti can be found in cities around the world.: HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS Pavement graffiti can be found in cities around the world. Foetus 3e arrondissement, Paris, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Romane JTM signé : Raf Beneath the Reformation Wall, Geneva, 2010But it is not only an urban phenomenon. It also occurs in outer suburbs …: But it is not only an urban phenomenon. It also occurs in outer suburbs … R.I.P . Alex Wildman 1993-2008 … Your our angel Macarthur, Sydney, 2008… coastal byways …: … coastal byways … Tim P is gay Boolambayte, New South Wales, Australia, 2009… country towns …: … country towns … 1000 Altered speed limit sign Walcha, New South Wales, Australia, 2004… remote areas …: … remote areas … Shity road Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 2006… rural cities …: … rural cities … Penis Council carpark , Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 2010… minor highways …: … minor highways … I heart U Bec Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 2004… and major national highways.: … and major national highways. ‘Twister’ game Hume Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 2003REFLECTIONS Beneath the everyday world there is another one, familiar but strangely distorted, like reflections on wet pavement.: REFLECTIONS Beneath the everyday world there is another one, familiar but strangely distorted, like reflections on wet pavement. Rest in peace Alex Wildman Macarthur, Sydney, 2009Pavement inscriptions float on the surface between the real world and the distorted one. Like marker buoys they indicate the presence of unconscious aspirations and anxieties submerged below. : Pavement inscriptions float on the surface between the real world and the distorted one. Like marker buoys they indicate the presence of unconscious aspirations and anxieties submerged below. ©Megan Hicks 2012 See more about pavement inscriptions on the Pavement graffiti blog www.meganix.net/pavement : ©Megan Hicks 2012 See more about pavement inscriptions on the Pavement graffiti blog www.meganix.net /pavement You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
SURFACE REFLECTIONS meganix Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 51 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: February 08, 2012 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Everywhere you go there are marks left by people who write themselves onto the pavement. In some ways, pavement inscriptions are just like other kinds of graffiti. But they are also different because they are written on the ground. The pavement itself adds meaning to the message. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript SURFACE REFLECTIONS : SURFACE REFLECTIONSThis slide show complements the essay ‘Surface reflections: Personal graffiti on the pavement’ by Megan Hicks published in The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 1(3), pp. 365 – 382.: This slide show complements the essay ‘Surface reflections: Personal graffiti on the pavement’ by Megan Hicks published in The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture , 1(3), pp. 365 – 382.INTRODUCTION Everywhere you go there are marks left by people who write themselves onto the pavement.: INTRODUCTION Everywhere you go there are marks left by people who write themselves onto the pavement.ADDED MEANING In some ways, pavement inscriptions are like other kinds of graffiti on public surfaces. But they are also different because they are written on the ground. The pavement itself is part of the message. : ADDED MEANING In some ways, pavement inscriptions are like other kinds of graffiti on public surfaces. But they are also different because they are written on the ground. The pavement itself is part of the message.Immortality Most wet concrete inscriptions are rich in autobiography.: Immortality Most wet concrete inscriptions are rich in autobiography. Skateboard rules Stanmore, Sydney, 1999PowerPoint Presentation: Aboriginal flag superimposed on outline of Australia Stanmore, Sydney, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Pom power St Peters, Sydney, 2007Resistance Any unofficial mark on the pavement is an act of subversion, even if it appears to be only a joke.: Resistance Any unofficial mark on the pavement is an act of subversion, even if it appears to be only a joke. Cars kill – RTS Reclaim the Streets event, Newtown, Sydney, 1999PowerPoint Presentation: Burnout and tag on roundabout Marrickville , Sydney, 2009PowerPoint Presentation: Parking space Redfern , Sydney, 2009PowerPoint Presentation: Cyclist Redfern , Sydney, 2009Control In the crowded city, people assert themselves by marking the pavement with their own rules and admonishments.: Control In the crowded city, people assert themselves by marking the pavement with their own rules and admonishments. No parking Enmore , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: No bins – Place all bins on other corner Newtown, Sydney, 2002PowerPoint Presentation: No parking Surry Hills, Sydney, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Hand-painted pedestrian crossing Newtown, Sydney, 1999PowerPoint Presentation: Bread is making birds sick Enmore , Sydney, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Filthy dog owner Enmore, Sydney, 2001Passion The pavement adds subtext to expressions of love, spite, disappointment and friendship.: Passion The pavement adds subtext to expressions of love, spite, disappointment and friendship. I will always love you [and I worship the ground you drive over] Stanmore , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: Trish is a slut [and I am so angry with her I want her trampled underfoot] Newtown, Sydney, 2000PowerPoint Presentation: Please come home. I love you! [even though you look down on me] Surry Hills, Sydney, 2005PowerPoint Presentation: Kylie is a dog [and she hurt me so much I want her name smeared up and down the street] Stanmore, Sydney, 2005PowerPoint Presentation: Dale 4 Shell [I would die 4 you] Bulli Pass, New South Wales, Australia, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: F--- the Pigs [and run over the bastards] Marsfield , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: I do love U zeitgeist despite being junky scum [ and despite people thinking I deserve to lie here on a back lane] Newtown, Sydney, 2003Performance The act of making a piece of pavement graffiti is important to its meaning, and is sometimes more important than the finished product. : Performance The act of making a piece of pavement graffiti is important to its meaning, and is sometimes more important than the finished product. No war Chippendale, Sydney, 2003PowerPoint Presentation: I love you Forest Lodge, Sydney, 2011PowerPoint Presentation: Bats (paint roller) Newtown , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: Tags (line-marking paint) Warringah Expressway, Sydney, 2009PowerPoint Presentation: Sacred heart (concrete bleach) Stanmore, Sydney, 2002PowerPoint Presentation: Creepy (drip) Newtown , Sydney, 2008PowerPoint Presentation: H20E (splash) Newtown, Sydney, 2008HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS Pavement graffiti can be found in cities around the world.: HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS Pavement graffiti can be found in cities around the world. Foetus 3e arrondissement, Paris, 2010PowerPoint Presentation: Romane JTM signé : Raf Beneath the Reformation Wall, Geneva, 2010But it is not only an urban phenomenon. It also occurs in outer suburbs …: But it is not only an urban phenomenon. It also occurs in outer suburbs … R.I.P . Alex Wildman 1993-2008 … Your our angel Macarthur, Sydney, 2008… coastal byways …: … coastal byways … Tim P is gay Boolambayte, New South Wales, Australia, 2009… country towns …: … country towns … 1000 Altered speed limit sign Walcha, New South Wales, Australia, 2004… remote areas …: … remote areas … Shity road Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 2006… rural cities …: … rural cities … Penis Council carpark , Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 2010… minor highways …: … minor highways … I heart U Bec Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 2004… and major national highways.: … and major national highways. ‘Twister’ game Hume Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 2003REFLECTIONS Beneath the everyday world there is another one, familiar but strangely distorted, like reflections on wet pavement.: REFLECTIONS Beneath the everyday world there is another one, familiar but strangely distorted, like reflections on wet pavement. Rest in peace Alex Wildman Macarthur, Sydney, 2009Pavement inscriptions float on the surface between the real world and the distorted one. Like marker buoys they indicate the presence of unconscious aspirations and anxieties submerged below. : Pavement inscriptions float on the surface between the real world and the distorted one. Like marker buoys they indicate the presence of unconscious aspirations and anxieties submerged below. ©Megan Hicks 2012 See more about pavement inscriptions on the Pavement graffiti blog www.meganix.net/pavement : ©Megan Hicks 2012 See more about pavement inscriptions on the Pavement graffiti blog www.meganix.net /pavement