Photo Essay: Unrolling Barcelona
By Peter Barnes
Written on 13 November 2007
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Painted shop shutters in Barcelona, Spain
Head out into the Ravel and el Born districts of Barcelona early in the morning and most shops will be shut, protected from the world by metal roller shutters that cover the whole front of the small shops. Many are covered by ugly tag graffiti. Others are painted in a delightful variety of styles, perhaps in an effort to dissuade the taggers.
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Comments...
15 November 2007, Fernando Cascais said:
Nice work Peter...
21 November 2007, Frans & Claire van der Lee said:
Nice little photo essay, I wish I had known about these shutters when I was in Barcelona! If anyone is going to Argentina they should do a similar photo essay on the stenciled graffiti there.
30 November 2007, alicia mackerzie said:
I've been to Barcelona, Spain many times but I miss to sampler these work of art.
If you have some or pics, please post it. Cheers!