Paul Curtis, más conocido como Moose y parte de Symbollix (Refacers of the 21st Century), se dedica, entre otros proyectos, a crear graffitis inversos. O sea, crea sus mensajes limpiando con agua y jabón las sucias paredes de Leeds. Un doble desafío para las autoridades locales: el mensaje siempre provocador o subversivo del graffiti (aunque no siempre) y el método que no parece que pueda ser catalogado como vandalismo (a no ser que vandalismo sea dejar en evidencia a los responsables de la limpieza de las calles).
Lo comentan en Neatorama (Soap Not Spray Can: Reverse Graffiti Art):
Paul Curtis aka Moose is no regular graffiti artist. In fact, he’s the reverse-graffiti artist. He created his street art by *cleaning* the dirt and grime off of surfaces!
Authorities are baffled: is selective cleaning a crime?
The tools are simple: A shoe brush, water and elbow grease, he says.
British authorities aren’t sure what to make of the artist who is creating graffiti by cleaning the grime of urban life. The Leeds City Council has been considering what to do with Moose. "I’m waiting for the kind of Monty Python court case where exhibit A is a pot of cleaning fluid and exhibit B is a pair of my old socks," he jokes.
Vía Blog.Fabrica. En esta entrevista en NPR Curtis habla de su “obra”.
