Graffiti as a Critical Spatial Practice

Abstract

This presentation focuses on the material and situated characteristics of graffiti. It showshow graffiti can act as a critical spatial practice and unravel the multi-temporal dimensionand multi-authored nature of urban spaces by design means.

Author’s Bio

Konstantinos Avramidis is a Lecturer in Architecture and Landscapes at the University ofCyprus and co-editor of Graffiti and Street Art: Reading, Writing and Representing theCity (Routledge, 2017) and Kessariani 22: Histories and Projects (Themelio, forthcoming).
 

Speaker 

• Konstantinos Avramidis, University of Cyprus

Discussant

• Andrea Mubi Brighenti, University of Trento