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Howdy all,

I stumbled across a minute article entitled ‘Is graffiti a public nuisance?’  by Lindsay Dentlinger. As you can tell by the title it seems to be quite a sore point for the local authorities as they try to pass a bylaw that will prohibit and enforce removal and restoration of affected surfaces. This as I’m sure you will agree with me will seriously suffocate and squash a community that is only beginning to flourish.

Granted not all graffiti is to everyone’s taste, but expression in any form is yet a taste of creation and borders on godliness in my opinion! Instead of outlawing graffiti maybe the City of Cape Town could take a more positive and passive approach and donate more to the graffiti community in the form of so called ‘approved graffiti spaces.’

The proposed bylaw declares that any form of graffiti within the city’s jurisdiction is a nuisance and subject to removal. If the artist in question is identified and found guilty he or she could be subjected to a fine of up to R20 000. This is crazy!! A valid art form is being denied existence by the powers that be for no better reason other than they don’t understand or appreciate this form of expression.  This law has not been passed yet and quite frankly should not be passed. The City of Cape Town has given the public till the 20 August for all to announce their views and opinions on the bylaw. Therefore, now is the time to act!!

Unfortunately there is no forum or digital petition online and as soon as I know how to rally against this agressvie manoeuvre on the City of Cape Town’s part, I’ll let you know.

Alex