Mock paper CCTV cameras with the word "Dagegen" - "Against it"onthem, installed to several lamp/sign posts in the city center of Frankfurt. Street art I guess.
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No what I mean is, the city must be planning on putting real cameras about, for recording traffic or what not. The person/people who put these fake paper ones out are against the city, not wanting there to be cameras about recording things. The art isn't art for art's sake, it's art as a means of protest. Or is my theory anyway since they say "Against it".
Ah, I see what you mean. Well, there is CCTV on two large squares of the city, they were installed to scare drug dealers away, which worked quite well. And od course there are cameras in public transit to fight muggings and vandalism. Other than that I don´t know of any plans to install more CCTV in the city. Thats why I´m suprised that this is a matter of protest, there is no discussion about that at the moment.
That sounds like a clever protest. Wish we could do something like that in Chicago, but here there's a ban on 'street art,' even street art used for a constitutionally protected protest. ESPECIALLY street art used for a constitutionally protected protest. They are draconian in their management of permits, and ready to crack down on any 'unauthorized' displays.
We'll have to see what this new mayor does about the situation. He's claiming to want to crack down on the graft, corruption and 'pay to play' in the city, but no details have come forth yet.
We'll have to see what this new mayor does about the situation. He's claiming to want to crack down on the graft, corruption and 'pay to play' in the city, but no details have come forth yet.
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